Switak's banded gecko
| Switak's banded gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Coleonyx |
| Species: | C. switaki |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleonyx switaki (Murphy, 1974) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Switak's banded gecko (Coleonyx switaki ), also commonly known as the barefoot banded gecko, the barefoot gecko, and Switak's barefoot gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae.
Etymology
The specific name, switaki, is in honor of German herpetologist Karl-Heinz Switak (born 1938).[2]
Geographic range
C. switaki is native to Southern California in the United States and Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico.[3]
Description
C. switaki reaches a length of 5.1–8.6 centimetres (2.0–3.4 in) from snout to vent. The body of C. switaki is covered in round brown spots. Despite its common name, Switak's banded gecko has a variable color pattern that may not feature bands.[3]
References
- ↑ "Coleonyx switaki ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Coleonyx switaki, p. 259).
- 1 2 "Coleonyx switaki switaki - Peninsular Banded Gecko". California Reptiles & Amphibians. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
Further reading
- Murphy, Robert W. (1974). "A new genus and species of eublepharine gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Baja California, Mexico". Proc. California Acad. Sci., Fourth Series 40: 87-92. (Anarbylus switaki, new species).
- Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 533 pp. ISBN 978-0-395-98272-3. (Coleonyx switaki, pp. 265–266 + Plate 24 + Map 75).
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