The Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus), is a species of gecko found in the southwestern United States (southern California, southwest New Mexico, southern Arizona, Utah, Nevada and northern Mexico (Sonora, northwest Baja California). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Reptilia redirects here. ... Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ... This article describes gecko lizards. ... Eublepharinae is a subfamily of Gekkonidae, geckos, that contains the folowing genera: Coleonyx Eublepharis Goniurosaurus Hemitheconyx Holodactylus Categories: | ... Coleonyx is a genus of terrestrial geckos commonly referred to as banded geckos. ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Gecko (disambiguation). ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Baja California (literally lower California in Spanish) is the northernmost state of Mexico. ...

Description

Western banded geckos are terrestrial lizards, ranging in length from 12 - 15cm. The body is sandy coloured with dark bands broken into patches. The tiny scales give its skin a silky texture. Unlike typical geckos, it has prominent eyes with movable lids. Terrestrial literally means of the earth and is used in a variety of contexts: In biology and in the general sense, terrestrial means indicates ground-dwelling (compare aquatic). ... For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ...

Behaviour

A secretive and nocturnal gecko, they forage at night for small insects and spiders. If captured, they squeak and may discard their tail. As a defence mechanism they may also curl their tail over their body to mimic a scorpion. Females lay 2 soft-shelled eggs at a time. A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ...

Sub-Species

Six sub-species of the Western banded gecko have bee identified

• C.v.abbotti
• C.v.bogerti
• C.v.slevini
• C.v.sonoriensis
• C.v.utahensis
• C.v.variegatus

External Links

• Genus Coleonyx at The Reptile Database