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title: "Central American Banded Gecko"
description: "Coleonyx mitratus — Reptiles. The Central American banded gecko (Coleonyx mitratus) is a species of moderately-sized gecko in the genus Coleonyx, native to Central America and first identified by Wilhelm Peters in 1863."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/central-american-banded-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central American Banded Gecko

> Coleonyx mitratus — Reptiles. The Central American banded gecko (Coleonyx mitratus) is a species of moderately-sized gecko in the genus Coleonyx, native to Central America and first identified by Wilhelm Peters in 1863.

- Scientific name: *Coleonyx mitratus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 562
- Wikidata: [Q2710573](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710573)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33398](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33398)

## Names

- en: Central American Banded Gecko
- de: Mittelamerikanischer Krallengecko
- es: Gecko atigrado

## Countries with the most observations

CR (234), HN (152), NI (73), SV (40), GT (21)

## Summary

The Central American banded gecko (Coleonyx mitratus) is a species of moderately-sized gecko in the genus Coleonyx, native to Central America and first identified by Wilhelm Peters in 1863. It is a member of the eyelid geckos.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_American_banded_gecko

## Photo

![Central American Banded Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-banded-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Emmanuel Rodríguez Rojas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383283045

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/central-american-banded-gecko?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).