Coleonyx
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Coleonyx | image = Coleonyx variegatus abbotti.jpg | image_size = 240px | image_caption = San Diego Banded Gecko, Coleonyx variegatus abbotti | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Reptilia | ordo = Squamata | subordo = Sauria | familia = Gekkonidae | genus = Coleonyx | genus_authority = Gray, 1845 }}
Coleonyx is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as banded geckos. They are found throughout the southwestern United States, Mexico and south into Central America.
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Taxonomy
- Texas Banded Gecko, Coleonyx brevis (Stejneger, 1893)
- Yucatan Banded Gecko, Coleonyx elegans
- Black Banded Gecko, Coleonyx fasciatus (Boulenger, 1885)
- Central American Banded Gecko, Coleonyx mitratus (Peters, 1863)
- Reticulate Banded Gecko, Coleonyx reticulatus (Davis & Dixon, 1958)
- Switak's Banded Gecko, Coleonyx switaki
- Western Banded Gecko, Coleonyx variegatus
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