Celestus Gray 1838 (lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 37997
Parent taxon: Diploglossinae according to R. Estes 1983
Sister taxa: Diploglossus, Eodiploglossus
Subtaxa: Celestus barbouri, Celestus bivittatus, Celestus crusculus, Celestus curtissi, Celestus darlingtoni, Celestus duquesneyi, Celestus enneagrammus, Celestus fowleri
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore