Definition of Banded gecko

1. Noun. Any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast.

Generic synonyms: Gecko
Group relationships: Coleonyx, Genus Coleonyx

Lexicographical Neighbors of Banded Gecko

bandari
bandars
bandas
bandbox
bandbox resonance
bandboxes
bandboxy
bandcenter
bandeau
bandeaus
bandeaux
banded
banded adder
banded anteater
banded anteaters
banded gecko (current term)
banded krait
banded mongoose
banded mongooses
banded palm civet
banded penguin
banded penguins
banded purple
banded rattlesnake
banded rudderfish
banded sand snake
banded stilt
banded water snake
bandelet
bandelets

Literary usage of Banded gecko

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Class Reptilia by Edward Pidgeon, Edward Griffith, Georges Cuvier (1831)
"... femoral and subanal pores in two straight diverging lines ; young, with a black and white lateral line. Madagascar. banded gecko. ..."

2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"The banded gecko probably ranges over the greater part of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of southeastern California. ..."

3. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"... to upper bajadas and low, arid rock slopes: western coral snake, Gila monster, western banded gecko, regal horned lizard, and Sonoran Desert toad. ..."

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