Coleonyx mitratus

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Full grown coleonyx mitratus.
Coleonyx mitratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Eublepharinae
Genus: Coleonyx
Species: C. mitratus
Binomial name
Coleonyx mitratus

Coleonyx mitratus, referred to as the Central American Banded Gecko, is a species of moderately-sized gecko in the genus Coleonyx, native to Central America and first identified by Wilhelm Peters in 1863.[1] It is a member of the eyelid geckos.

Description

Length (including tail) reaches 190mm, with the tail encompassing 50-54% of the total.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Savage, Jay M. (August 1, 2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. University of Chicago. pp. 481–482. ISBN 978-0226735375. 


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