Ristella guentheri

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

Ristella guentheri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ristella
Species:	R. guentheri
Binomial name
Ristella guentheri Boulenger, 1887

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2]

Geographic range

R. guentheri is found in India, in Madurai district, Tenmalai, Travancore, and the Anaimalai Hills.[3]

The type locality is "Madura, Sirimallay Hills"[4] (= Sirumalai Hills, Madurai district).

References

1. Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. Ristella guentheri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194123A2301527. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194123A2301527.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
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. "Ristella guentheri ". 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

• 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).