Christinus guentheri

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Christinus
Species: C. guentheri
Name

Christinus guentheri Boulenger, 1885

Type locality: Norfolk Is., Lord Howe Is., Champion Bay, NW coast of Australia.

Holotype: BMNH 62.1.6.29-31, BMNH 56.7.7.19, BMNH 67.2.19.18
Synonyms

Diplodactylus marmoratus Günther, 1875
Phyllodactylus guentheri Boulenger, 1885: 90
Phyllodactylus marmoratus Zietz, 1920 (partim)

References

Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
Christinus guentheri at the New Reptile Database
Conservation status: IUCN: Christinus guentheri (Vulnerable)

Distribution

Australia (Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island)

Vernacular names
English: Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko

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.[3]
Etymology

The specific epithet, guentheri, commemorates German-born British zoologist Albert Günther.[2][4]
Conservation status

C. guentheri is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN,[1] and by the Australian government's EPBC act.[5]
References

Chapple, D.G.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Christinus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T4801A83319486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T4801A83319486.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
"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).

"Christinus guentheri ". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-26.