Celestus

Celestus occiduus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Lacertilia
Infraordo: Anguimorpha
Parvordo: Neoanguimorpha
Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Diploglossidae
Subfamilia: Celestinae
Genus: Celestus
Species (14): C. barbouri C. capitulatus C. crusculus C. duquesneyi C. hesperius C. hewardi C. jamesbondi C. macrolepis C. macrotus C. microblepharis C. molesworthi C. occiduus C. oligolepis C. striatus

Name

Celestus Gray, 1845: 117

Synonyms

  • Macrogongylus Werner, 1901: 298
    • Type species: Macrogongylus brauni Werner, 1901, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Werner, F. 1901. Neue Reptilien des Königsberger Zoologischen Museums. Zoologischer Anzeiger 24: 297–301. BHL

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Jamaican Forest Lizards
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