Tucson Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
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- C. v. bogerti – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- C. v. bogerti – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- C. v. bogerti – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Cody Hurlock (naherp.com)
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- C. v. bogerti – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Joey Mugleston (naherp.com)
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- C. v. bogerti – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Coleonyx v. bogerti occurs in central and southeastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coleonyx variegatus bogerti (Klauber 1945)
Genus: Coleonyx, Greek – koleos = sheath + onyx = talon or claw – ref. sheathed claws
Species: variegatus, Latin = of different colors – ref. contrasting elements of color pattern
Subspecies: bogerti, honors Charles M. Bogert
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962