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elegans means fine,handsome,tasteful,polite,elegant
fasciatus means banded
gypsicolus means barefoot
mitratus means lesser,wearing the mitra
slevini ?
 
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Other Coleonyx scientific definitions:
Coleonyx comes from the Greek koleos, meaning a sheath and onych, meaning nail or claw, while variegatus comes from the Latin vario, meaning variegated.
Coleonyx reticulatus/ reticulatus=netted ref. dorsal color pattern similar to a net
Coleonyx brevis
brevis=short ref. short snout of this species
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti=
honors Bogert, Charles M
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
honors Abbott, Clinton G
Coleonyx switaki
NL honors Switak
 
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Slevin honors Slevin. lol.

i was wondering because i am writing a pretty extensive care sheet for my website.

thanks!
 
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