Barefoot Gecko
Coleonyx switaki
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Eublepharidae
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 lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is indigenous to the extreme southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Etymology The specific name, switaki, is in honor of German herpetologist Karl-Heinz Switak (born 1938).
Coleonyx switaki est une espèce de geckos de la famille des Eublepharidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre aux États-Unis dans le comté de San Diego en Californie et au Mexique en Basse-Californie et en Basse-Californie du Sud. Description C'est un gecko nocturne et terrestre.
Coleonyx es un género de reptiles escamosos pertenecientes a la familia Gekkonidae. Se encuentra en el sudoeste de Estados Unidos, México y Centroamérica. Estos lagartos tienen generalmente una cola relativamente gruesa, y bandas irregulares.
Distribution
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