Corytophanes
| Corytophanes | |
|---|---|
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| Corytophanes cristatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Corytophanidae |
| Genus: | Corytophanes H. Boie in Schlegel, 1826 |
| Species | |
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Three, see text. | |
Corytophanes is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly referred to as helmeted iguanas or helmeted basilisks. The genus contains three species, all of which are arboreal, and reside in tropical forests.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820) – helmeted iguana
- Corytophanes hernandesii [2] (Wiegmann, 1831) – Hernandez's helmeted basilisk
- Corytophanes percarinatus A.H.A. Duméril, 1856 – Guatemalan helmeted basilisk
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Corytophanes.
Etymology
The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514-1587).[3]
References
- ↑ "Corytophanes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Wilson LD, McCranie JR. 2002. Update on the list of reptiles known from Honduras. Herpetological Review 33 (2): 90-94.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Corytophanes hernandesii, p. 122).
Further reading
- Schlegel H. 1826. "Herpetologische Nachrichten ". Isis von Oken 20 (3): 281-294. (Corytophanes, new genus, p. 290). (in German),
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