Christinus guentheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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
Genus: Christinus
Species: Christinus guentheri

Name

Christinus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1862.1.6.29, collected by F.N. Raynor. [designation by Wells & Wellington (1985: 15)]
• Type locality: “Norfolk Island”, “Lord Howe Island” and “Champion Bay, NW coast of Australia”, in error fide Cogger (1971), restricted by lectotype designation to “Lord Howe Island” by Wells & Wellington (1985: 15).

Combinations

• Phyllodactylus guentheri Boulenger, 1885: 90 [original combination]
• Christinus guentheri — Wells & Wellington, 1984: 75 [subsequent combination]
• Ridegekko guentheri — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 15 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Australia: Lord Howe Island and its small satellite islands (Mutton Bird, Ball's Pyramid, Blackburn and Roach Island) and Norfolk Islands (Nepean and Phillip Islands, and on three small rocky islets, Moo'oo Stone, Bird Rock and Green Pool Stone).

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. [1983] 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3–4): 73–129. Reference page. 
• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 1–61. Reference page. 

Links

• Chapple, D.C & Cogger, H. 2018. IUCN: Christinus guentheri  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T4801A83319486. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T4801A83319486.en. Accessed on 17 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko