Corytophanes
| Corytophanes | |
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| Corytophanes cristatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria or Iguania |
| Family: | Corytophanidae |
| Genus: | Corytophanes Boie in Schlegel, 1826 |
| Species | |
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Corytophanes cristatus | |
Corytophanes is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly referred to as helmeted iguanas or helmeted basilisks. They are all arboreal, and reside in tropical forests. There are currently three recognized species.
Species
- helmeted iguana - Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820)
- Hernandez's helmeted basilisk - Corytophanes hernandezi [or hernandesii[1]] (Wiegmann, 1831)
- Guatemalan helmeted basilisk - Corytophanes percarinatus A. Duméril, 1856[2]