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Species of lizard

Ristella guentheri
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ristella
Species: R. guentheri
Binomial name
Ristella guentheri
Boulenger, 1887

Ristella guentheri, commonly known as Günther's ristella and Gunther's cat skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.

Geographic range

R. guentheri is found in India, in Madurai district, Tenmalai, Travancore, and the Anaimalai Hills.

The type locality is "Madura, Sirimallay Hills" (= Sirumalai Hills, Madurai district).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).

Description

R. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.9 cm (1.5 in). It has 22 or 24 scales around the middle of the body. It is reddish brown dorsally, and whitish ventrally.

Reproduction

R. guentheri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Ristella guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194123A2301527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194123A2301527.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 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. (Ristella guentheri, pp. 110-111).
  3. ^ Species Ristella guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropsidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamaeleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I- XL. (Ristella guentheri, new species, p. 358 + Plate XXIX, Figures 3, 3a).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Ristella guentheri, p. 216).
  • Das I (1997). "Checklist of the Reptiles of India, with English common names". Hamadryad 22 (1): 32–45.
  • Palot MJ (2015). "A checklist of reptiles of Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa 7 (13): 8010–8022.
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ristella guentheri, p. 332).


Taxon identifiers
Ristella guentheri


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