Desert Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
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- C. v. variegatus – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Brad Sillasen
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- C. v. variegatus – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Coleonyx v. variegatus occurs throughout the Colorado, Mojave and Sonoran Desert regions of western Arizona, eastern California and southern Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coleonyx variegatus variegatus (Baird 1859)
Genus: Coleonyx, Greek – koleos = sheath + onyx = talon or claw – ref. sheathed claws
Species/Subspecies: variegatus, Latin = of different colors – ref. contrasting elements of color pattern
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962