Coleonyx variegatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Five subspecies are recognized.
In the United States, C. variegatus is found in Arizona, southern California, southwestern New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. In California, it is found in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts In Mexico, it is found in northwestern Baja California and Sonora.
Five subspecies of C. variegatus are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Coleonyx variegatus abbotti Klauber, 1945 – San Diego banded gecko Coleonyx variegatus bogerti Klauber, 1945 – Tucson banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis Klauber, 1945 – Sonoran banded gecko Coleonyx variegatus utahensis Klauber, 1945 – Utah banded gecko Coleonyx variegatus variegatus (Baird, 1858) – desert banded gecko Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Coleonyx.
The western banded gecko is a terrestrial lizard, ranging in total length (including tail) from 4... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | The Living Planet Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Mesa, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Banded Gecko sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 24 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Banded Gecko in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in January and March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Banded Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Western Banded Gecko sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Las Vegas (United States, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Banded Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mesa (37 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
