Species

Celestus macrolepis

Celestus macrolepis · described by GRAY 1845

Diploglossus fasciatus, a close relative of Celestus macrolepis

Pictured: Diploglossus fasciatus, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: raljunkeira1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Celestus macrolepis
First described
GRAY 1845
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Diploglossidae
Genus
Celestus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree