Christinus guentheri

Christinus guentheri
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Christinus
Species:	C. guentheri
Binomial name
	Christinus guentheri; (Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
	Phyllodactylus guentheri Boulenger, 1885; Christinus guentheri ; — Wells & Wellington, 1984;

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[edit]

C. guentheri has the common names Günther's island gecko, Lord Howe Island gecko, and Lord Howe Island southern gecko.

Taxonomy[edit]

The first description of C. guentheri was by Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger, in 1885, as Phyllodactylus guentheri.^[3]

Etymology[edit]

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

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitats of C. guentheri are forest and rocky areas.^[1]

Behavior[edit]

C. guentheri is terrestrial, arboreal, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).^[1]

Reproduction[edit]

C. guentheri is oviparous.^[2] Each adult female lays a single egg, in a communal oviposition site, which may be in a root system, a rock crevice, or a cave.^[1]

Conservation status[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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 ^c "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.

External links[edit]

Data related to Christinus guentheri at Wikispecies

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-2] "Christinus guentheri . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org". Retrieved 2009-01-26.

[3] 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).

[4] 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).

[Sprat-5] "Christinus guentheri ". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2009-01-26.

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