Taxonomy Profile: Celestus occiduus (Shaw 1802)

Celestus occiduus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Lacerta occidua
Shaw 1802
Common Name(s):
Jamaican Giant Galliwasp []
Sinking Galliwasp []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Celestus occiduus: 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 occiduus
Jamaican Giant Galliwasp |
Sinking Galliwasp |
Celestus occiduus Direct Children(s):
Celestus occiduus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Celestus occiduus
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 occiduus
Publication(s):
Celestus occiduus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Celestus occiduus: Comments