Coleonyx elegans

Mexican clawed Gecko ( Coleonyx elegans)

The Mexican clawed Gecko ( Coleonyx elegans ) belongs to the family of Lidgeckos ( Eublepharidae ) in the family of geckos ( Gekkonidae )

Habitat

Forests and forest fringe areas of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

Features

The base color can range from dark red to gray to pale yellow, the visual appearance is complemented by bright, darkly contrasting horizontal stripes. (English Banded Gecko )

Male claws geckos reach a length of about 18 cm, females usually stay about 2 inches smaller.

Full grown can be easily distinguished from the females on both sides of the tail males by a wider head and neck area as well as by clearly visible Hemipenistaschen and a small spur.

Way of life

The mex claws gecko is nocturnal and crepuscular and keeps the most of the day at the bottom hidden under rocks or leaves. At night roams the mex claws Gecko his territory in search of food, where it does not move exclusively on the ground, but also climbs.

Nutrition

The Mexican claws gecko eats crickets of about grasshoppers to spiders almost all insects that he may devour.