Coleonyx

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha

Superfamilia: Eublepharoidea
Familia: Eublepharidae
Genus: Coleonyx
Species: C. brevis - C. elegans - C. fasciatus - C. mitratus - C. reticulatus - C. switaki - C. variegatus
Name
Coleonyx (Gray, 1845)

Coleonyx is a genus of terrestrial geckos commonly referred to as banded geckos. Species of Coleonyx are found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Banded Geckos enjoy dry, warm weather which is why they are typically found in the Peninsular Desert.[1] They are relatively small lizards, measuring about 5–6 in (13–15 cm) inches in total length (including tail). They are nocturnal and are found primarily in dry, rocky habitats. Banded Geckos have preyed by snakes, their main predators being rattlesnakes and glossy snakes. Banded Geckos can decipher how they should react when they obtain a chemical cue based on their knowledge of the predator. A main resource they use to distract the predator is losing their tail or escaping quickly.[2] Banded Geckos possess herteromorphic euchromatic sex chromosomes which play a large role in their historical contingency. [3]
Species

• Coleonyx brevis (Stejneger, 1893) – Texas banded gecko
• Coleonyx elegans – Yucatán banded gecko
  • Coleonyx elegans nemoralis (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx elegans elegans (Gray, 1845)
• Coleonyx fasciatus (Boulenger, 1885) – black banded gecko
• Coleonyx mitratus (Peters, 1863) – Central American banded gecko
• Coleonyx reticulatus (Davis & Dixon, 1958) – reticulate banded gecko
• Coleonyx switaki (Murphy, 1974) – Switak's banded gecko
• Coleonyx gypsicolus (Grismer & Ottlery, 1988)
• Coleonyx variegatus Baird, 1858 – western banded gecko
  • Coleonyx variegatus abbotti (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus bogerti (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus slevini (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus utahensis (Klauber, 1945)
  • Coleonyx variegatus variegatus (Baird, 1858)

References

Introgression obscures lineage boundaries and phylogeographic history in the western banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus (Squamata: Eublepharidae)
Know Thine Enemy: Predator Identity Influences the Response of Western Banded Geckos (Coleonyx variegatus) to Chemosensory Cues
Microsatellite distribution on sex chromosomes at different stages of heteromorphism and heterochromatinization in two lizard species (Squamata: Eublepharidae: Coleonyx elegans and Lacertidae: Eremias velox)