Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Celestus
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Lesser Forest Lizards, Jamaican Forest Lizards, Lesser Galliwasps
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Kleine Ringelschleichen
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Dværg-ringøgler
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1839 |  |
Celestus Gray (type species: Diploglossus striatus Gray 1845) |
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1901 | |
Macrogongylus Werner (type species: Macrogongylus brauni Werner 1901; syn. Schools & Hedges 2021) |
Contents:
11 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Diploglossus.
Schools & Hedges (2021) reviewed the subfamily Diploglossinae (as Diploglossidae), recognizing both Celestus and
Diploglossus
as valid genera, along with several other revalidated or new genera.
Formerly included
Panolopus,
Sauresia,
Siderolamprus,
and
Wetmorena,
as well as the species now assigned to
Advenus,
Caribicus,
Celestus,
Comptus,
and
Mesoamericus.
Distribution:
Haiti,
Jamaica.
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Celestus barbouri
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Limestone Forest Lizard, Limestone Forest Galliwasp
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Kalkstein-Ringelschleiche
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Kalkstens-ringøgle
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1940 | |
Celestus barbouri Grant |
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Diploglossus barbouri Wermuth 1969 |
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus crusculus
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Kingston Forest Lizard, Jamaican Forest Lizard, Jamaican Galliwasp
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Gewöhnliche Jamaika-Ringelschleiche
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Almindelig Jamaica-ringøgle
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1887 | |
Diploglossus crusculus Garman |
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Celestus crusculus Barbour 1914 |
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1900 | |
Diploglossus bakeri Boulenger (Barbour 1910) |
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1940 | |
Diploglossus crusculus cundalli Grant |
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Celestus crusculus cundalli Grant 1951 |
Remarks:
Previously included maculatus and molesworthy.
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus duquesneyi
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Blue-tailed Forest Lizard, Blue-tailed Galliwasp
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Blauschwanz-Ringelschleiche
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Blåhalet Ringøgle
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1940 | |
Celestus duquesneyi Grant |
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Diploglossus duquesneyi Wermuth 1969 |
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus fowleri
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Bromeliad Forest Lizard, Bromeliad Galliwasp
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Bromelien-Ringelschleiche
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Epifyt-ringøgle
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1971 | |
Diploglossus fowleri Schwartz |
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Celestus fowleri Strahm & Schwartz 1977 |
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus hewardii
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Red-spotted Forest Lizard, Red-spotted Galliwasp
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Rotgefleckte Ringelschleiche
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Rødplettet Ringøgle
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1845 | |
Celestus hewardii Gray |
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Diploglossus hewardii Boulenger 1885 |
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Celestus occiduus hewardii Grant 1951 |
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Celestus hewardii Savage & Lips 1994 |
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1868 | |
Celestus impressus Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Diploglossus impressus Boulenger 1885 |
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1874 | |
Diploglossus variegatus Peters (Boulenger 1885) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of occiduus (e.g., Wermuth 1969).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus macrolepis
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Large-scaled Forest Lizard
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Grossschuppen-Ringelschleiche
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Storskællet Ringøgle
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1845 | |
Celestus macrolepis Gray |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of occiduus (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988).
Revalidated as a separate species by Schools & Hedges (2021).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus macrotus
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La Selle Forest Lizard, La Selle Galliwasp
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La Selle-Ringelschleiche
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La Selle-ringøgle
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1989 | |
Celestus macrotus Thomas & Hedges |
Distribution:
Haiti.
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Celestus microblepharis
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Small-eyed Forest Lizard, Small-eyed Galliwasp
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Kleinaugen-Ringelschleiche
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Småøjet Ringøgle
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1959 | |
Diploglossus microblepharis Underwood |
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Celestus microblepharis Strahm & Schwartz 1977 |
Remarks:
Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson [eds.] 2012).
Known only from the type locality.
The species has not been seen for more than 40 years, in spite of extensive searches at and around the type locality (Wilson, Hedges & Gibson 2017).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus molesworthi
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Portland Coast Forest Lizard, Portland Coast Galliwasp
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Nordöstliche Jamaika-Ringelschleiche
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Nordøstlig Jamaica-ringøgle
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1940 | |
Diploglossus crusculus molesworthi Grant |
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Celestus crusculus molesworthi Grant 1951 |
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Celestus molesworthi Henderson & Powell 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of crusculus.
Treated as a separate species by Henderson & Powell (2009), but without discussion.
Validity supported by Schools and Hedges (2021).
Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson [eds.] 2012).
The species has not been recorded since the 1970s, in spite of extensive searches (Hedges & Wilson 2017).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus occiduus
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Jamaican Giant Forest Lizard, Jamaican Giant Galliwasp
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Grosse Jamaika-Ringelschleiche
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Jamaicansk Kæmperingøgle
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1802 | |
Lacerta occidua Shaw |
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Celestus occiduus Gray 1845 |
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Diploglossus occiduus Boulenger 1885 |
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1802 | |
Scincus gallivasp Daudin (Boulenger 1885) |
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1820 | |
Scincus fossor Merrem (Boulenger 1885) |
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1839 | |
Diploglossus shawii Duméril & Bibron [substitute name for Lacerta occidua Shaw 1802] (Wermuth 1969) |
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1839 | |
Diploglossus cliftii Duméril & Bibron (Wermuth 1969) |
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1845 | |
Scincus galliwasp Gray [substitute name for Scincus gallivasp Daudin 1802] (Wermuth 1969) |
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1901 | |
Macrogongylus brauni Werner (Boulenger 1901) |
Remarks:
Possibly extinct (Schwartz & Henderson 1991; Powell & Henderson [eds.] 2012).
The species has not been recorded since the mid-nineteenth century, in spite of extensive searches.
Nevertheless, given the difficulties of access into and around the natural habitat of the species, the species may persist with a tiny population (Wilson & Hedges 2020).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Celestus striatus
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Golden Forest Lizard
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Goldene Ringelschleiche
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Gylden Ringøgle
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1839 | |
Diploglossus striatus Gray |
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Celestus striatus Schools & Hedges 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of occiduus (e.g., Wermuth 1969).
Revalidated as a separate species by Schools & Hedges (2021).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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