Utah Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus utahensis
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- C. v. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- C. v. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo by Joey Mugleston (naherp.com)
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- C. v. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- C. v. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo by Hunter Meakin (naherp.com)
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- C. v. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo by Hunter Meakin (naherp.com)
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- C. v. utahensis – Mojave Co, AZ – photo by Rye Jones (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Coleonyx v. utahensis occurs in extreme southwestern Utah, southeastern Nevada and northwestern 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: utahensis, belonging to the state of Utah
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962