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Basic information
Coleonyx variegatus
Western Banded Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyEyelid geckos
GenusBanded geckos
- Czech name
- Gekončík kalifornský
- English name
- Western Banded Gecko
- Alternative names
- Desert Banded Gecko, Gebänderter Wüstengecko, Geco de Bandas Occidental, Krallengecko, San Diegan Banded Gecko, San Diego Banded Gecko, Sonoran Banded Gecko, Tucson Banded Gecko, Utah Banded Gecko
- Synonyms
- Coleonyx variegatus bogerti, Coleonyx variegatus slevini, Coleonyx variegatus utahensis, Coleonyx vulgaris, Stenodactylus variegatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 77 mm
- Body mass
- max 8.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 28 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 19.4–32.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.8–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · WY28 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12448 · dryad-v5