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Scientific Name

Coleonyx variegatus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Coleonyx variegatus (Baird, 1859)

Park

Death Valley National Park (DEVA)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Western Banded Gecko

Park Synonyms

Coleonyx variegatus variegatus

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Suborder	Gekkota
Family	Eublepharidae
Genus	Coleonyx
Species	Coleonyx variegatus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Found in valleys, alluvial fans, washes, and sand dunes (Turner and Wauer 1963; Banta 1962) throughout DEVA. Nocturnal, seen commonly on roads at night (2002 surveys (I&M program)).

Management Tags

Exploitation Concern
Many species of reptiles are subject to collection for the pet trade.

Seasonality Tags

Resident

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Trevor B. Persons, USGS/CPRS

Created Date

1/21/2004 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

aloar@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

4/15/2014 9:20:54 AM

Notes

Checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Death Valley National Monument. April 1961; Turner and Wauer (1963); 2002 surveys (I&M program); Banta (1962); Persons & Nowak 2006 (654476): Title from DVD: FinalReport_DEVA_AmphibRept_May2006.doc. Local List Details: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1–84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. Online at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (last accessed December 10, 2013).

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