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Coleonyx (banded gecko)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Coleonyx was named by Gray (1845). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gecconidae by Cope (1875); to Eublepharinae by Kluge (1967); to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988); and to Eublepharidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Coleonyx Gray
1875Coleonyx Cope p. 50
1967Coleonyx Kluge
1983Coleonyx Estes
1988Coleonyx Carroll
1996Coleonyx Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
genusColeonyxGray 1845

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Coleonyx Gray 1845 [banded gecko]
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Coleonyx mitratus Peters 1863 [Central American banded gecko]
Coleonyx variegatus Baird 1859 [Western banded gecko]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:40:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:40:44
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available