The Yucatán banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) is a species of geckos found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Coleonyx |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Coleonyx elegans | |
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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
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- ^ 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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