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Yucatán banded gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Eublepharidae
Genus:	Coleonyx
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
	Coleonyx elegans; Gray, 1845
Subspecies
	Coleonyx elegans elegans (Gray, 1845); Coleonyx elegans nemoralis (Klauber, 1945);

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The Yucatán banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) is a species of geckos found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.^[3]

It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout Yucatan Peninsula. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles, and is non venomous and harmless, despite being highly feared and avoided by many locals.

References

^ Sunyer, J.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Lee, J. (2013). "Coleonyx elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197470A2487594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197470A2487594.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. JE Gray, 1845
^ Campbell, Jonathan A. (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 978-0-8061-3066-8.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Sunyer, J.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Lee, J. (2013). "Coleonyx elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197470A2487594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197470A2487594.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. JE Gray, 1845

[Campbell-1999-3] Campbell, Jonathan A. (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 978-0-8061-3066-8.

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-| status_ref =<ref>Sunyer, J., Ariano-Sánchez, D. & Lee, J. 2013. Coleonyx elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197470A2487594. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197470A2487594.en. Downloaded on 11 December 2017.</ref>
+| status_ref =<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Sunyer, J. |author2=Ariano-Sánchez, D. |author3=Lee, J. |date=2013 |title=''Coleonyx elegans'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T197470A2487594 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197470A2487594.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
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 * ''Coleonyx elegans nemoralis'' (Klauber, 1945)
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-The '''Yucatán banded gecko''' (''Coleonyx elegans'') is a species of [[gecko]]s found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Belize]].<ref name=Campbell-1999>{{cite book|title=Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize|pages=123–125|last=Campbell|first=Jonathan A. |authorlink=Jonathan A. Campbell |isbn=978-0-8061-3066-8|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|year=1999}}</ref>
+The '''Yucatán banded gecko''' ('''''Coleonyx elegans''''') is a species of [[gecko]]s found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Belize]].<ref name=Campbell-1999>{{cite book|title=Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize|pages=123–125|last=Campbell|first=Jonathan A. |authorlink=Jonathan A. Campbell |isbn=978-0-8061-3066-8|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|year=1999}}</ref>
-It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout [[Yucatan peninsula]]. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal, although abroad during day. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles.
+It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout [[Yucatan Peninsula]]. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles, and is non venomous and harmless, despite being highly feared and avoided by many locals.
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