- Source: Corytophanes
Corytophanes is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly called helmeted iguanas or basilisks, in the family Corytophanidae. The genus contains three arboreal species and resides in tropical forests.
Species
These species are recognized as being valid:
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).
References
Further reading
Schlegel H (1826). "Herpetologische Nachrichten ". Isis von Oken 20 (3): 281-294. (Corytophanes, new genus, p. 290). (in German),
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Corytophanes
- Smooth helmeted iguana
- Corytophanidae
- Corytophanes hernandesii
- Guatemalan helmeted basilisk
- List of lizards of Colombia
- List of reptiles of Mexico
- Iguanomorpha
- List of reptiles of El Salvador
- List of reptiles of Guatemala
