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 –.

Description

R. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.9 cm. 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.