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Yucatán Banded Gecko

Coleonyx elegans

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.

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11 Comments

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 4 years ago

Thanks, Neil!

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

Belated congrats on your SOTD. This is a beautiful gecko. Well spotted, Felix.

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Thanks, António!

Great capture Felix,congrats on the welldeserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, Felix Fleck....

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Thank you, maplemoth662 and Maria, and Daniele for the SOTD! Much appreciated.

Maria dB
Maria dB 6 years ago

What a little beauty!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

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".

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maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

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....

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Glad to hear. Thanks!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

Beautiful pattern on this gecko Felix! We don't many images for this species on Project Noah and this is the best one.

Felix Fleck
Spotted by
Felix Fleck

Stann Creek District, Belize

Spotted on Mar 11, 2018
Submitted on Mar 21, 2018

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