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Reptilia    Squamata (part-other lizards)    Eublepharidae  

Reticulate Banded Gecko
Coleonyx reticulatus Davis and Dixon, 1958
COH-lee-oh-nicks — ree-tik-yoo-LAH-tus

SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.

Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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Province/State Distribution:
United States: Texas

Taxonomic Etymology:
A boldly patterned gecko with a net-like appearance.
Coleonyx — From Greek koleos (κολεός), “sheath,” and onyx (ὄνυξ), “claw.” The name means “sheathed claw,” likely referring to the gecko’s retractile or sheathed claw structure.
reticulatus — From Latin reticulum, “net,” and -atus, “provided with.” Means “net-like” or “reticulated,” referring to the lacy or webbed pattern on the skin.

First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.

Taxon Links:

  
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
  
The Reptile Database
  
NatureServe
  
iNaturalist
  
GenBank
  
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Selected References:
1958 Davis, William B. and James R. Dixon. A new Coleonyx from Texas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 71:149-152
1962 Kluge, Arnold G. Comparative osteology of the Eublepharid lizard genus Coleonyx Gray. Journal of Morphology 110:299-332
1970 Dixon, James R. Coleonyx reticulatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (89):1-1
1970 Dixon, James R. Coleonyx. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (95):1-2
1975 Kluge, Arnold G. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in the Eublepharine lizard genus Coleonyx. Copeia 1975(1):24-35
1983 Grismer, L. Lee. A reevaluation of the North American gekkonid genus Anarbylus Murphy and its cladistic relationships to Coleonyx Gray. Herpetologica 39(4):394-399

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