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763:"Western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)"
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903:"Western Banded Gecko - DesertUSA"
730:"Western Banded Gecko - DesertUSA"
665:Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
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990:The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles
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380:Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis
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448:The western banded gecko is a
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926:University, San Diego State.
693:Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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389:Coleonyx variegatus utahensis
1002:Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
371:Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
359:Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
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823:www.californiaherps.com
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790:"Western Banded Gecko (
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848:"Western Banded Gecko"
587:The subspecific name,
582:Clinton Gilbert Abbott
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306:In the United States,
227:Eublepharis variegatus
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263:western banded gecko
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442:Coleonyx variegatus
418:trinomial authority
394:– Utah banded gecko
346:Five subspecies of
268:Coleonyx variegatus
240:Coleonyx variegatus
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40:Conservation status
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705:Stejneger L
646:19 November
568:Etymologies
450:terrestrial
432:Description
424:other than
314:, southern
209:Baird, 1858
1405:Categories
1378:variegatus
961:2022-10-20
937:2022-10-22
912:2022-10-22
857:2016-04-08
828:2015-08-28
800:2009-06-26
772:2022-10-20
739:2022-10-22
599:References
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342:Subspecies
320:New Mexico
316:California
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982:Watkins M
978:Beolens B
889:0018-0831
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545:solpugids
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481:chaparral
413:Nota bene
246:Stejneger
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155:Species:
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87:Eukaryota
1416:Coleonyx
1326:2.101514
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1180:Q1815083
1174:Wikidata
1114:(2003).
1084:(1982).
1078:Smith HM
1058:(1978).
1028:(1979).
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932:phys.org
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661:Baird SF
553:scorpion
507:Behavior
465:habitats
426:Coleonyx
196:Synonyms
148:Coleonyx
133:Family:
127:Squamata
117:Reptilia
107:Chordata
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1261:2447244
1052:Goin OB
1048:Goin CJ
1026:King FW
691:at the
589:bogerti
578:abbotti
501:arroyos
459:Habitat
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222:, 1867
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422:genus
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187:Baird
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1308:IUCN
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1235:WY28
1217:BOLD
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