was elected a fellow of the Linnaean Society in 1877 and was president 1896–1900. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1874. Günther died at Kew Gardens on 1 February 1914. Family Günther was the son of Friedrich Gotthilf Günther (1800–?) and Eleonora/Eleanore Louise née Nagel (1806–1899). He married, firstly, in 1868, Roberta Mitchell née McIntosh (1842–1869), sister of William M'Intosh. They had one son, the historian Robert William Theodore Günther (1869–1940). Roberta died shortly after his birth. In 1879 he married again, to Theodora Dowrish née Drake (1863–1944). They had a son Frederic Albert Günther (1883–1953), a merchant; and a daughter Theodora Alberta Günther (1889–1908) who died aged nineteen. Legacy Albert Günther is commemorated in the scientific names of many species of reptiles. Aparallactus guentheri – an African venomous snake Atractus guentheri – a Brazilian snake Aspidura guentheri – a Sri Lankan snake Chalcides guentheri – a Near Eastern lizard Christinus guentheri – an Australian lizard Coluber gracilis– an Indian snake, known as Günther's racer Draco guentheri – a Philippine lizard Elapsoidea guentheri – an African venomous snake Erythrolamprus guentheri – a South American snake Euspondylus guentheri – a South American lizard Holaspis guentheri – an African lizard Lycodryas guentheri – a Malagasy snake Riopa guentheri – an Indian lizard Monopeltis guentheri – an African amphisbaenian Perochirus guentheri – a South Pacific lizard Phelsuma guentheri – a Mauritian lizard Plectrurus guentheri – an Indian snake Proctoporus guentheri – a South American lizard Ramphotyphlops guentheri – an Australian snake Ristella guentheri – an Indian lizard Scelotes guentheri – an extinct South African lizard Sphenodon guntheri – a New Zealand rhynchocephalian Stegonotus guentheri – a Papua New Guinean snake Stenocercus guentheri – a South American lizard Trachischium guentheri – an Asian snake Uroplatus guentheri – a Malagasy lizard Urotheca guentheri – a Central American snake Xenodon guentheri – a Brazilian snake As well as fish: The carnivorous species of catfish Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887) Selected publications Günther, Albert (1858) Handbuch der Medicinischen Zoologie. Günther, Albert (1858) Catalogue of the Batrachia salientia in the collection of the British Museum. London. Günther, Albert (1858) On the geographical distribution of reptiles. Proc Zool Soc London. Günther, Albert (1859–70) Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum, eight volumes. Günther, Albert (1863) On new specimens of Snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1–6. Günther, Albert (1863) Third account