Christinus guentheri

Christinus guentheri
Lord Howe Island Gecko
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
Synonyms
  • Phyllodactylus guentheri

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:

References

  1. ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London
  2. ^ "Christinus guentheri BOULENGER, 1885". Reptiles Database. J. Craig Venter Institute. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Christinus&species=guentheri. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  3. ^ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Christinus guentheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007
  4. ^ "Christinus guentheri". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=59250. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 

External links

Data related to Christinus guentheri at Wikispecies


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