Taxonomy Profile: Celestus costatus (Cope 1862)

Celestus costatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Diploglossus costatus
Cope 1862
Panolopus costatus
Cope 1862
Common Name(s):
Costate Galliwasp []
Hispaniolan Smooth Galliwasp []
Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Celestus costatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Genus : Celestus
Galliwasps |
Species : Celestus costatus
Costate Galliwasp |
Hispaniolan Smooth Galliwasp |
Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp |
Celestus costatus Direct Children(s):
Celestus costatus neiba
(Schwartz 1964)
Celestus costatus emys
(Schwartz 1971)
Celestus costatus aenetergum
(Schwartz and Jacobs 1989)
Celestus costatus saonae
(Schwartz 1971)
Celestus costatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Celestus costatus
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Celestus costatus
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (Dec. 2020)
Acquired:
2021-01-31
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Celestus costatus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Powell, Robert, Robert W. Henderson, Kraig Adler, and Harold A. Dundee / Powell, Robert et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-01-01 / 1996-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
An Annotated Checklist of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz, Contributions to Herpetology, vol. 12
Page(s):
51-93
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
Ithaca, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-37-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Celestus costatus
Celestus costatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Celestus costatus: Comments
Comment:
Dated 1861 but published 21 March 1862 in the Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13:494-500