Biology:Christinus guentheri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Christinus |
| Species: | C. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Christinus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)
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Christinus guentheri is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The species is endemic to two Australia n 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.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet, guentheri, commemorates Germany -born British zoologist Albert Günther.[1][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. guentheri are forest and rocky areas.[4]
Behavior
C. guentheri is terrestrial, arboreal, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[4]
Reproduction
C. guentheri is oviparous.[1] 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.[4]
Conservation status
C. guentheri is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN,[4] and by the Australian government's EPBC act.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Christinus guentheri . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Christinus&species=guentheri.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 16 November 2021 - ↑ "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.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350. (Christinus guentheri, p. 347).
- Wells RW, Wellington CR (1984) ("1983"). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73–129. (Christinus guentheri, new combination, p. 75).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
External links
- "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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2711711 entry
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