Pholidobolus celsiae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H, Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023

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Pholidobolus celsiae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It was formally described in 2023 and is named after the Celsia Foundation, which restores cloud and dry forests in the tropical Andes. It is endemic to Colombia, being known from three localities in the municipalities of Mistrató and Pereira within the department of Risaralda. It is found in open areas with secondary vegetation, at the edge of a cloud forest. These frogs have brown dorsums, cream-colored or white vertebral stripes, and brown sides. The throat is cream to pale brown in males and pink in females. The chest, belly, and base of the tail are cream-colored to pink in females, but orange in males. It has not yet been assessed by the IUCN, but the scientists describing it recommended it be considered endangered.

Wikipedia contributors, Pholidobolus celsiae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:45:00.894490+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Pholidobolus celsiae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H, Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023

Name authority

Amézquita, Mazariegos-H, Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gymnophthalmidae

Genus

Pholidobolus

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. familyGymnophthalmidae
12. genusPholidobolus
13. speciesPholidobolus celsiae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H, Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023

Close classified relatives

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

Browse 200 records assigned to Gymnophthalmidae.

Documented distribution

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

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=Pholidobolus&species=celsiae 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:C84C4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.