Christinus marmoratus

Christinus marmoratus

Taxonavigation

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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 marmoratus

Name

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Christinus marmoratus (Gray, 1845)

  • Lectotype: BMNH xxi.9.a. [designated by Wells & Wellington (1985)]
  • Type locality: “Houtman’s Abrolhos” and “Australia”.

Combinations

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  • Diplodactylus marmoratus Gray, 1845: 149 [original combination]
  • Phyllodactylus marmoratusBoulenger, 1885: 88 [subsequent combination]
  • Christinus marmoratusWells & Wellington, 1984 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Phyllodactylus peronii Fitzinger, 1843
  • Goniodactylus australis Gray, 1845
  • Phyllodactylus affinis Boulenger, 1885
  • Phyllodactylus macrodactylus Boulenger, 1885
  • Christinus biggsae Wells & Wellington, 1985

Native distribution areas

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  • Australia: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.

References

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Primary references

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  • Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Marbled Southern Gecko