AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Gekkonidae / Christinus
Christinus
- Wells and Wellington, 1984
Pronunciation: | kris-TEEN-uss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | after Miss Christine Biggs of London.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 3 out of 3 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Alexander's gecko (Christinus alexanderi) at 6 cm Longest Australian species: Lord Howe island gecko (Christinus guentheri) at 8 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, C. Ross (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129. - search web for this article