| Lord Howe Island Gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Christinus |
| Species: | C. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Christinus guentheri (Boulenger) Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998 |
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Christinus guentheri is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae (gecko) family. It is found at Australia islands, at the Norfolk and Lord Howe Island, and has a common name Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko.
The first description of the species was by Boulenger, in 1885, as Phyllodactylus guentheri.[1] The specific epithet commemorates the British-German zoologist Albert Günther.[2]
It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN,[3] and by the Australian government's EPBC act.[4]
Their placement within the genus may be summarised as follows:
Data related to Christinus guentheri at Wikispecies