The Utah Banded Gecko is a subspecies of the Western Banded Gecko. It lives in deserts and feeds on small invertebrates like arachnids and insects. It is native to the Southwestern United States. The Utah Banded Gecko full scientific name is Coleonyx veriagatus utahensis. When it is hunting it waves its long tail in the air like a flag. It is known to kill and eat scorpions. When it catches a scorpion it shakes its head like a dog killing a rat. The shaking of the scorpion is so fast that it disables the scorpion and at least disables the scorpion's stinger. There are tree scorpions and several species of scorpion that live in the Southwest desert. The Utah Banded Gecko is not a large lizard. They get to around 6 inches long.
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