Yucatán banded gecko

The Yucatán banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) is a species of geckos found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.^[3]

Yucatán banded gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Eublepharidae
Genus:	Coleonyx
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
Coleonyx elegans Gray, 1845[2]
Subspecies
Coleonyx elegans elegans (Gray, 1845) Coleonyx elegans nemoralis (Klauber, 1945)

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.