Reticulated Gecko
Coleonyx reticulatus
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- Coleonyx reticulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Gerold Merker
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- Coleonyx reticulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Travis Dimler
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- C. reticulatus – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- C. reticulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- C. reticulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Coleonyx reticulatus occurs only in Brewster and Presidio Counties in the Big Bend region of Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Coleonyx reticulatus is protected in Texas as a Threatened Species.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coleonyx reticulatus (Davis & Dixon 1958)
Genus: Coleonyx, Greek – koleos = sheath + onyx = talon or claw – ref. sheathed claws
Species: reticulatus, Latin = netted – ref. dorsal color pattern similar to a net
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962