Mexico Herpetology

ISLA SANTA INEZ BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coloenyx variegatus slevini – Klauber 1945

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SONORA BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis – Klauber 1945

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TUCSON BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti – Klauber 1945

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ISLA SAN MARCOS BAREFOOT GECKO
Coleonyx switaki – Murphy 1974
Coleonyx switaki gypsicolus – Grismer & Ottley 1988

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RETICULATED GECKO
Coleonyx reticulatus – Davis & Dixon 1958

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I have seen this species once, in June 2001 on FM 170, Presidio County, Texas. It was a gravid individual and found thermoregulating on the asphalt road at night.

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BLACK BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx fasciatus – Boulenger 1885

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YUCATAN BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx elegans – Gray 1845
Coleonyx elegans elegans – Gray 1845

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TEXAS BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx brevis – Stejneger 1893

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Adult displaying abnormal pattern, 600′, Colima, Mexico

Adult, 600′, Colima, Mexico

Adult, 600′, Colima, Mexico

COLIMA BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx elegans – Gray 1845
Coleonyx elegans elegans – Gray 1845

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Habitat, 500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Adult, San Diego County, California

SWITAK’S GECKO
Coleonyx switaki – Murphy 1974
Coleonyx switaki switaki – Murphy 1874

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Arroyo Habitat, 200′, Baja California, Mexico

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Juvenile, Yavapai County, Arizona

DESERT BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus – Baird 1859

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Adult, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Subadult abbotti x peninsularis, 200′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

SAN LUCAN BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis – Klauber 1945

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Rocky oceanside habitat, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Habitat, 1,000′, Bja California Sur, Mexico

Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Boulders in Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 400′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Same locality as [...]

Adult, 900′, Baja California, Mexico

Adult, 1,500′, Baja California, Mexico

Subadult abbotti x peninsularis, 200′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

SAN DIEGO BANDED GECKO
Coleonyx variegatus – Baird 1859
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti – Klauber 1945

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Desert habitat, 1,500′, Baja California, Mexico

Bajada Habitat, 900′, Baja California

Rocky Habitat, 1,200′, Baja California, Mexico

Rocky arroyo, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico

Rocky canyon habitat, Isla [...]