Coleonyx
Encyclopedia
Coleonyx is a genus
of terrestrial gecko
s commonly referred to as banded geckos. They are found throughout the southwestern United States
, Mexico
and south into Central America
. They are relatively small lizards, measuring about 5–6 in (12.7–15.2 cm) inches in length. They are nocturnal and are found primarily in dry, rocky habitat
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of terrestrial gecko
Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
s commonly referred to as banded geckos. They are found throughout the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and south into Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. They are relatively small lizards, measuring about 5–6 in (12.7–15.2 cm) inches in length. They are nocturnal and are found primarily in dry, rocky habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
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Species
- Coleonyx brevisColeonyx brevisColeonyx brevis, commonly known as the Texas Banded Gecko, is a species of small gecko native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.- Description :Texas Banded Geckos are small, terrestrial lizards, rarely exceeding in length...
(StejnegerLeonhard Hess StejnegerLeonhard Hess Stejneger was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians....
, 1893) – Texas Banded Gecko - Coleonyx elegansColeonyx elegansThe Yucatán Banded Gecko is a species of gecko found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize....
– Yucatán Banded Gecko- Coleonyx elegans nemoralis (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx elegans elegans (GrayJohn Edward GrayJohn Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ....
, 1845)
- Coleonyx fasciatus (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1885) – Black Banded Gecko - Coleonyx mitratus (PetersWilhelm PetersWilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1863) – Central American Banded Gecko - Coleonyx reticulatusColeonyx reticulatusColeonyx reticulatus is a species of small gecko native to the United States and Mexico . It is sometimes referred to as the Reticulated Gecko or Reticulate Banded Gecko.- Description :...
(Davis & DixonJames R. DixonDr. James Ray Dixon is Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas A&M University. His main research focus has been the natural history of Texas amphibians and reptiles and he has authored numerous field guides and...
, 1958) – Reticulate Banded Gecko - Coleonyx switakiSwitak's Banded geckoSwitak's Banded Gecko is a species of gecko that is native to Southern California in the United States and Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico. It reaches a length of from snout to vent. The body of C. switaki is covered in round brown spots. Despite its name, Switak's Banded...
(Murphy, 1974) – Switak's Banded Gecko- Coleonyx switaki switaki (Murphy, 1974)
- Coleonyx switaki gypsicolus (Grismer & Ottlery, 1988)
- Coleonyx variegatusColeonyx variegatusThe Western Banded Gecko is a species of gecko found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico .-Description:...
BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
, 1858 – Western Banded Gecko- Coleonyx variegatus abbotti (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus bogerti (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus slevini (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus utahensis (Klauber, 1945)
- Coleonyx variegatus variegatus (BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
, 1858)