Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko articles

Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island)
Type locality: Norfolk Is., Lord Howe Is., Champion Bay, NW coast of Australia (the latter presumed to be in error, fide Cogger (1971).

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Christinus guentheri

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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.^[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

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

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Christinus guentheri: Brief Summary