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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Eublepharidae
Western Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus
(Baird, 1859 “1858”)
Current SSAR Comments:
We have not recognized
C. v. bogerti
and
C. v. utahensis
, although Leavitt et al. (2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190: 181–226) did not explicitly unite them with
C. v. variegatus
.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.12.46.08)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Variegated Lizard
(
Stenodactylus variegatus
: Cooper, James G.
1869
. The fauna of California and its geographical distribution. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4():61-81);
Variegated Gecko
(
Coleonyx variegatus
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1882
. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);
Banded Gecko
(
Coleonyx variegatus
: Van Denburgh, John.
1897
. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():9-236);
San Diegan Banded Gecko
(
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Tucson Banded Gecko
(
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Utah Banded Gecko
(
Coleonyx variegatus utahensis
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1859
Baird, Spencer F. Description of new genera and species of North American lizards in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. [1858] Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10():253-256
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