Christinus guentheri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Christinus |
| Species: | C. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Christinus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)
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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.
Common names
C. guentheri has the common names Günther's island gecko, Lord Howe Island gecko, and Lord Howe Island southern gecko.
Taxonomy
The first description of C. guentheri was by Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert 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
- ^ a b "Christinus guentheri . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org". Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Christinus guentheri, p. 110).
- ^ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Christinus guentheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine 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.
Further reading
- Wells RW, Wellington CR (1984) ("1983"). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73-129. (Christinus guentheri, new combination, p. 75).
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.
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