Yucatán banded gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Coleonyx
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Coleonyx elegans
Gray, 1845[2]
Subspecies
  • Coleonyx elegans elegans (Gray, 1845)
  • Coleonyx elegans nemoralis (Klauber, 1945)

The Yucatán banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) is a species of geckos found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.[3]

It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout Yucatan peninsula. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles.

Non venomous and harmless, despite being highly feared and avoided by many locals.

References

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  1. ↑ Sunyer, J.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Lee, J. (2013). "Coleonyx elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197470A2487594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197470A2487594.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. JE Gray, 1845
  3. ↑ Campbell, Jonathan A. (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 978-0-8061-3066-8.


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