Christinus guentheri
| 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:
- Christinus
- Christinus alexanderi (endemic to Nullarbor Plain)
- Christinus guentheri, (Lord Howe and Norfolk Island)
- Christinus marmoratus, (widespread: southern mainland, northwest interior)
- Christinus marmoratus macrodactylus
- Christinus marmoratus marmoratus
References
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London
- ↑ "Christinus guentheri BOULENGER, 1885". Reptiles Database. J. Craig Venter Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Christinus guentheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007
- ↑ "Christinus guentheri". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
External links
Data related to Christinus guentheri at Wikispecies
- "Christinus guentheri". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-26.