Yucatan Banded Gecko

Maximum longevity: 11 years (captivity) Observations: One animal has been kept in captivity for 11 years (http://www.pondturtle.com/). Maximum longevity may be underestimated in this species since few animals have been kept in captivity.

Continent: Middle-America
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan, Jalisco), Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador elegans: S Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Yucatan, Chiapas, Quintana Roo), south to N Guatemala.
Type locality: Belize, British H onduras. nemoralis: SW Mexico (Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero).
Type locality: Hacienda Paso del rio, Cólima, Mexico.

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

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.