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Yucatán Banded Gecko

Coleonyx elegans

Photo by Felix Fleck
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Striking gecko of about 7cm length without the tail. The pale bands that give this species its name, make it look rather conspicuous on a leaf, but among the underbrush in a forest it's very well camouflaged. It is a ground dwelling species which is adapted to a variety of environments, from rainforest to dry forest and savanna.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest in Billy Barquedier national park in southern Belize.

Reference Links:

Yucatán banded gecko - Wikipedia, Coleonyx elegans | The Reptile Database

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Comments (11)
Neil Ross
Belated congrats on your SOTD. This is a beautiful gecko. Well spotted, Felix.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great capture Felix,congrats on the welldeserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Felix Fleck
Thank you, maplemoth662 and Maria, and Daniele for the SOTD! Much appreciated.
DanielePralong
Congratulations Felix, your Yucatán Banded Gecko is our Spotting of the Day: "Beautiful striking patterns on this Yucatán Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans), our Spotting of the Day! Coleonyx (family Eublepharidae) is a genus of terrestrial geckos found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Unlike other geckos, Eublepharid geckos have movable eyelids. They also lack adhesive toe pads". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160217315280603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/976971655745597442
maplemoth662
A very beautiful, and a very colorful photo....a cute Gecko....this Gecko, has very beautiful colors....a remarkable photo....a very beautiful, portrait photo....
DanielePralong
Beautiful pattern on this gecko Felix! We don't many images for this species on Project Noah and this is the best one.

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