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Corytophanes
Corytophanes cristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Corytophanidae
Genus: Corytophanes
H. Boie in Schlegel, 1826
Species

Three, see text.

Synonyms[1]

Chamæleopsis, Corythophanes

Corytophanes is a genusofNeotropical lizards, commonly called helmeted iguanasorbasilisks, in the family Corytophanidae. The genus contains three arboreal species and resides in tropical forests.[2]

Species[edit]

These species are recognized as being valid:[3]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820) helmeted iguana Chiapas in southern Mexico to north-western Colombia
Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831)[4] Hernandez's helmeted basilisk Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Corytophanes percarinatus A.H.A. Duméril, 1856 Guatemalan helmeted basilisk El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico (Chiapas).

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Corytophanes.

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514-1587).[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus "Corythophanes [sic]", p. 101).
  • ^ Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. ("Corythophanes [sic]", p. 291).
  • ^ Genus CorytophanesatThe 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, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Corytophanes hernandesii, p. 122).
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