Christinus guentheri

Christinus guentheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Christinus
Species: C. guentheri
Binomial name
Christinus guentheri
(Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Phyllodactylus guentheri Boulenger, 1885
  • Christinus guentheri
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984[1]

Christinus guentheri is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The species is endemic to two Australian islands, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, and has a common name Lord Howe Island southern gecko.

Taxonomy

The first description of C. guentheri was by Boulenger, in 1885, as Phyllodactylus guentheri.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet, guentheri, commemorates German-born British zoologist Albert Günther.[1][3]

Conservation status

C. guentheri is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN,[4] and by the Australian government's EPBC act.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Christinus guentheri . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org". Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  2. Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii+ 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllodactylus guentheri, new species, p. 90 + Plate VII, figures 3, 3a).
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Christinus guentheri, pp. 110-111).
  4. Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Christinus guentheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007
  5. "Christinus guentheri ". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-26.

Further reading

External links

Data related to Christinus guentheri at Wikispecies


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