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Western Slender Blue-tongue

Cyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller, 1995

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

geographic distribution of Cyclodomorphus celatus

geographic distribution of Cyclodomorphus celatus

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Open encyclopedia reference

The western slender bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus celatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the lower west coast and adjacent areas of Western Australia, including many offshore islands.

Wikipedia contributors, Western slender bluetongue; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:59:33.690002+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller, 1995
Name authority
Shea & Miller, 1995
Common name
Western Slender Blue-tongue
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Scincidae
Genus
Cyclodomorphus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyScincidae
  12. subfamilyEgerniinae
  13. genusCyclodomorphus
  14. speciesCyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller, 1995

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclodomorphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pink-Tongued LizardCyclodomorphus gerrardii (Gray, 1845)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Coastal She-Oak Slender BluetongueCyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington, 1984ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Common Slender BluetongueCyclodomorphus branchialis (Günther, 1867)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Giant Slender BluetongueCyclodomorphus maximus (Storr, 1976)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia (coast and adjacent areas of lower west coast of Western Australia, including many offshore islands)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cyclodomorphus&species=celatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:6C494. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.