Rainer Günther

Rainer Günther (born 1941), German herpetologist.

• Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 66 taxon names authored by Rainer Günther

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1986

• Engelmann, W.-E., Fritzsche, J., Günther, R. & Obst, F.J. 1986. Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas. Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke. Reference page. 

1987

• Hotz, H., Uzzell, T., Günther, R., Tunner, H.G. & Heppich, S. 1987. Rana shqiperica, a new European water frog species from the Adriatic Balkans (Amphibia, Salientia, Ranidae). Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 468: 1–3. Reference page. 

1991

• Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 1991. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 67(2): 279–310. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19910670204 Reference page. 

1993

• Good, D.A., Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 1993. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Anguimorph Lizards (Squamata: Anguidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xenosauridae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 69(1): 45–56. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19930690104 Reference page. 

1994

• Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 1994. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Teiid and Microteiid lizards in the Zoological Museum, Berlin.(Reptilia: Squamata: Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 70(2): 267–280. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19940700207 Reference page. 
• Bauer, A.M., Lang, M. & Günther, R. 1994. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Pygopods, Xantusiids, Gerrhosaurs and Cordylids (Reptilia: Squamata: Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae, Gerrhosauridae and Cordylidae) in the Collection of the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 70(1): 85–92. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19940700103 Reference page. 

1995

• Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 1995. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Lacertids (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 71(1): 37–62. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19950710107 Reference page. 

1996

• Bauer, A.M., Günther, R. & Robeck, H.E. 1996. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Hemisotid, Microhylid, Myobatrachid, Pelobatid and Pipid Frogs in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 72(2): 259–275. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19960720205 Reference page. 

1997

• Gans, C., Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 1997. An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenia) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 73(1): 41–50. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19970730108 Reference page. 

2001

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., & Iskandar D.T. 2001. Two new species of the genus Oreophryne from Irian Jaya, Indonesia (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Spixiana 24(3): 257–274. ResearchGate Reference page. 

2002

• Bauer, A.M., Wallach, V. & Günther, R. 2002. An annotated type catalogue of the scolecophidian, alethinophidian, and macrostomatan snakes in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Zoosystematics and Evolution 78(1): 157–176. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.20020780108 Reference page. 

2003

• Bauer, A.M., Shea, G. & Günther, R. 2003. An annotated catalogue of the types of scincid lizards (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) in the collection of the Museums für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZMB). Zoosystematics and Evolution 79(2): 253–321. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.20030790204 Reference page. 

2006

• Bauer, A.M., Böhme, W. & Günther, R. 2006. An annotated catalogue of the types of chameleons (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZMB). Zoosystematics and Evolution 82(2): 268–281. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.200600014 Reference page. 
• Bauer, A.M. & Günther, R. 2006. An annotated catalogue of the types of crocodilians (Reptilia: Crocodylia) in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZMB). Zoosystematics and Evolution 82(2): 243–247. DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.200600010 Reference page. 

2007

• Rösler, H., Richards, S.J. & Günther, R. 2007. Remarks on morphology and taxonomy of geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, occurring east of Wallacea, with descriptions of two new species (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 43(4): 193–230. Reference page. 

2009

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B., & Iskandar D.T. 2009. A new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne from the Mamberamo Basin of northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 59(2): 147-155. PDF. Reference page. 

2010

• Günther, R., Stelbrink, B. & von Rintelen, T. 2010. Oninia senglaubi, another new genus and species of frog (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from New Guinea. Zoosystematics and evolution 86(2): 245–256. DOI: 10.1002/zoos.201000007 Full article (PDF) on ResearchGate Reference page. 

2012

• Günther, R. & Richards, S. 2012 "2011". Description of two new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 61(3): 343–372. PDF Reference page. 
• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Bickford, D.P. & Johnston, G.R. 2012. A new egg-guarding species of Oreophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 88(2): 223–230. DOI: 10.1002/zoos.201200019 Reference page. 

2014

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J. & Dahl, C.S. 2014. Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 64(1): 59–94. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2015

• Günther, R. 2015. Two new Oreophryne species from the Fakfak Mountains, West Papua Province of Indonesia (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 65(3): 357–370. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(2): 199-213. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.5411 . Reference page. 

2016

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., & Tjaturadi, B. 2016. A New Species of the Frog Genus Pseudocallulops from the Foja Mountains in Northwestern New Guinea (Amphibia, Microhylidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 63-69. Reference page. 
• Günther, R. & Richards, S. 2016. Description of two new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 66(2): 157–168. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Günther, R., Richards, S.J. 2016. Description of a striking new Mantophryne species (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92(1): 111-118. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.7629 Reference page. 

2017

• Günther, R. & Richards, S. 2017. Three new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(2): 265–279. DOI: 10.3897/zse.93.11576. Reference page. 

2018

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., & Tjaturadi, B. 2018. Two new microhylid frog species of the genus Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Vertebrate zoology 68(2): 109–122. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2016-23-1-63-69 . Reference page. 

2019

• Oliver, P.M., Günther, R., Mumpuni & Richards, S.J. 2019. Systematics of New Guinea treefrogs (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) with erectile rostral spikes: an extended description of Litoria pronimia and a new species from the Foja Mountains. Zootaxa 4604(2): 335–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.2.6 Reference page. 
• Richards, S. & Günther, R. 2019 Three new scansorial species of microhylid frogs (Anura: Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from Papua New Guinea. Salamandra 55(2): 55–72. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2020

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. 2020. Two new microhylid frog species of the genus Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Vertebrate zoology 70(3): 333–347. DOI: 10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-06 PDF. Reference page. 

2021

• Oliver, P., Günther, R., Tjaturadi, B. & Richards, S.J. 2021. A new species of large green treefrog (Litoria, Pelodryadidae) from Papua, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4903(1): 117–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.7 Reference page. 

2023

• Günther, R., Iskandar, D.T. & Richards, S.J. 2023. A new large Oreophryne species from the mountains of Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 73: 153–159. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e94207 Reference page. 

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