Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 17th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Coleonyx
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Banded Eyelid Geckos, Banded Geckos, Clawed Geckos
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Amerikanische Krallengeckos, Wüstengeckos
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Øjenlågs-båndgekkoer, Båndgekkoer, Båndede Gekkoer
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1845 |  |
Coleonyx Gray (type species: Coleonyx elegans Gray 1845) |
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1863 | |
Brachydactylus Peters [not Brachydactylus Smith 1835 (Reptilia: Scincidae)] (type species: Brachydactylus mitratus Peters 1863) (Taylor 1956; Wermuth 1965) |
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1974 | |
Anarbylus Murphy (type species: Anarbylus switaki Murphy 1974) (syn. Grismer 1983) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 3 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SW. USA, Mexico, Central America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Utila]),
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Angel de la Guarda,
Isla Cedros],
Baja California Sur
[incl.
Isla San Marcos],
Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Colima,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan,
Zacatecas),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Utah).
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Coleonyx brevis
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Texas Banded Gecko
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Texas-Krallengecko
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Texas-båndgekko
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1893 | |
Coleonyx brevis Stejneger |
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Coleonyx variegatus brevis Schmidt 1953 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
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Coleonyx elegans
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Yucatan Banded Gecko, Elegant Banded Gecko, Mexican Banded Gecko
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Mexikanischer Krallengecko
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Yucatan-båndgekko
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1845 | |
Coleonyx elegans Gray |
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1851 | |
Gymnodactylus scapularis Duméril (Wermuth 1965) |
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1856 | |
Gymnodactylus coleonyx Duméril [substitute name for Coleonyx elegans Gray 1845] (Wermuth 1965) |
Remarks:
Previously included nemoralis.
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan).
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Coleonyx fasciatus
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Black-banded Gecko
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Schwarzband-Krallengecko
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Sortbåndet Gekko
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1885 | |
Eublepharis fasciatus Boulenger |
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Coleonyx variegatus fasciatus Conant 1965 |
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Coleonyx fasciatus Taylor 1935 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of variegatus (e.g., Stejneger 1893; Conant 1965; Dixon 1970).
Revalidated by Grismer (1988, 1998).
Presence in Durango was considered in need of confirmation by Valdez-Lares, Muñiz-Martínez, Gadsden, Aguirre-León, Castañeda-Gaytán & González-Trápaga (2013),
however, it is included for the state herein, following Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Piña (2018).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Durango,
Sinaloa,
Sonora).
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Coleonyx gypsicolus
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San Marcos Island Banded Gecko, San Marcos Island Barefoot Gecko
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San Marcos-Krallengecko
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San Marcos-båndgekko
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1988 | |
Coleonyx switaki gypsicolus Grismer & Ottley |
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Coleonyx gypsicolus Grismer 1999 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla San Marcos).
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Coleonyx mitratus
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Central American Banded Gecko
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Mittelamerikanischer Krallengecko
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Centralamerikansk Båndgekko
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1863 | |
Brachydactylus mitratus Peters |
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Coleonyx mitratus Taylor 1956 |
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1885 | |
Eublepharis dovii Boulenger (Taylor 1956) |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Utila]),
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Coleonyx mitratus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Coleonyx nemoralis
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Colima Banded Gecko
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Colima-Krallengecko
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Colima-båndgekko
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1945 | |
Coleonyx elegans nemoralis Klauber |
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Coleonyx nemoralis Butler, Smith & Flores-Villela 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of elegans.
Raised to species status by Butler, Smith & Flores-Villela (2022).
Lemos-Espinal & Smith (2020) listed the species as potentionally occurring in Mexico State (as elegans), although reported already by Monroy-Vilchis, Domínguez-Vega & Urbina (2014).
Records from S. Guatemala and El Salvador are doubtful and should be confirmed.
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca).
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Coleonyx reticulatus
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Big Bend Banded Gecko, Reticulate Banded Gecko, Reticulated Gecko
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Big Bend-Krallengecko
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Big Bend-båndgekko
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1958 | |
Coleonyx reticulatus Davis & Dixon |
Remarks:
According to Dixon (2000), the species also occurs in Durango, however, no other works seem to support this.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Coahuila),
USA
(Texas).
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Coleonyx switaki
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Peninsular Barefoot Banded Gecko, Barefoot Gecko, (Switak's Banded Gecko)
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Niederkalifornischer Krallengecko
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Californisk Båndgekko
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Anarbylus switaki Murphy |
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Coleonyx swaitaki [sic] Stebbins 1985 |
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Coleonyx switaki Stebbins 2003 |
Remarks:
Previously included gypsicolus.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur),
USA
(California).
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Coleonyx variegatus
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Western Banded Gecko
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Gebänderter Wüstengecko, Krallengecko
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Vestlig Båndgekko
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1859 | |
Stenodactylus variegatus Baird |
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Coleonyx variegatus Cope 1867 |
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Eublepharis variegatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti Klauber |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti Klauber |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis Klauber |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus slevini Klauber |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis Klauber |
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1945 | |
Coleonyx variegatus utahensis Klauber |
Other common names:
abbotti: San Diego Banded Gecko
bogerti: Tucson Banded Gecko
peninsularis: San Lucan Banded Gecko
slevini: Santa Inez Banded Gecko
sonoriensis: Sonoran Banded Gecko
utahensis: Utah Banded Gecko
variegatus: Desert Banded Gecko
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Angel de la Guarda,
Isla Cedros],
Baja California Sur,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Utah).
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