Experimenting With Posting Colys

[lillith]

So, I am not entirely certain if theses are Coleonyx varigatus variegatus Mesa locale, as I've been calling them, or perhaps C.V.bogerti.

I do know they are the captive offspring of Coleonyx collected outside of Mesa, AZ.
The male has eight preanal pores, so I have been leaning toward C.v.bogerti. Is that a scale-count key somewhere that could help me ID definitively what subspecies I have?

Thanks!

 

[acpart]

I have found a site somewhere online that discusses this. It's probably google time!

Aliza

 

[lillith]

Googling has previously found me:

Coleonyx variegatus variegatus - Desert Banded Gecko

Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) - Reptiles of Arizona

wildherps.com - Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)

http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/edits/documents/Colevaut.d.pdf

http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150295

I was actually just hoping for opinions of folks who have already worked with banded subspecies personally that might be able to help me discern better what I actually have. Since I have narrowed it down to C.v.variegatus vs. C.v. bogerti, I was hoping for someone who could tell me a place/website to find a subspecies key. Or perhaps cues on how a hobbyist could tell the two apart with scales counts or the like.

As I've said, the male does have eight pre-anal pores, which is why I suspect C.v. bogerti.

Nice to see you, too, Aliza.

 

[favrielle]

I can't claim to have any experience with Banded Geckos, but just a quick glance at the Coleonyx section of The Eyelash Geckos suggests your guess of C. v. bogerti may be right due to the number of preanal pores.

 

[lillith]

Oh, yes, that was my other resource.
My friend Saille has a copy of that book. I neglected to mention it. I definitely would like a copy myself.

Thanks again! Looks like I'll have to update my iHerp.