Christinus guentheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Lacertilia
Infraordo: Gekkota
Parvordo: 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 guentheriWells & Wellington, 1984: 75 [subsequent combination]
  • Ridegekko guentheriWells & 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

Vernacular names

English: Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko
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