Genus Christinus Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Christinus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3-4): 73-129 [1983 on title page] [75].
Type species:
Diplodactylus marmoratus Gray, 1845 by original designation. - Ridegekko 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 [Date published September, 1985] [15].
Type species:
Phyllodactylus guentheri Boulenger, 1885 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A. & Branch, W.R. 1997. (1997). The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata : Gekkonidiae), with a review of Old World “Phyllodactylus,/em>” and the description of five new genera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 49: 447–497 [458]
Donnellan, S.C., Aplin, K.P. & Dempsey, P.J. 2000. Genetic and morphological variation in Australian Christinus (Squamata: Gekkonidae): preliminary overview with recognition of a cryptic species on the Nullarbor Plain. Australian Journal of Zoology 48(3): 289-315
Heinicke, M.P., Daza, J.D., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R. & Bauer, A.M. 2014. Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of a circum-Indian Ocean clade of leaf-toed geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota), with a description of two new genera. Systematics and Biodiversity 12(1): 23–42
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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07-Feb-2024 | GEKKONIDAE | 05-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | |
07-Feb-2024 | 22-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
07-Feb-2024 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |