Coleonyx elegans
| Coleonyx elegans | |
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| Yucatan banded gecko, Coleonyx elegans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Eublepharinae |
| Genus: | Coleonyx |
| Species: | C. elegans Gray, 1845[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleonyx elegans | |
Coleonyx elegans, the Yucatán banded gecko, is a species of gecko found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.[2]
It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout Yucatan peninsula. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal, although abroad during day. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles.
References
- ↑ Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. JE Gray - 1845
- ↑ 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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