Corytophanidae - Wikipedia
WEBCorytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, [4] endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized. Geographic range. Corytophanids are found from Mexico, through Central America, and as far south as Ecuador.
ADW: Corytophanidae: INFORMATION
WEBCorytophanidae. By Heather Heying. This group of slender, long-limbed lizards was formerly, along with six other new families, considered a subfamily of Iguanidae (see Frost and Etheridge 1989). The corytophanids (previously known as the basiliscines) are represented by nine species, in three genera.
Corytophanes - Wikipedia
WEBCorytophanes 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.
Helmeted Lizards (Family Corytophanidae) - iNaturalist
WEBSource: Wikipedia. Corytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized.
Brown basilisk - Wikipedia
WEBThe brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk or in some areas as the common basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae.
Corytophanidae - Animalia
WEBCorytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized. Casquehead lizards are forest-dwelling.
Corytophanidae - Wikiwand
WEBCorytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, [4] endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized.
WEBRange: Jalisco and Tamaulipas, México, south along both coasts at low to moderate elevations through Central America and into extreme northern South America in western Colombia and possibly Ecuador. Corytophanes Boie 1826 Corytophanes Boie in Schlegel, Isis von Oken, 20: 290.
Smooth helmeted iguana - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
WEBThe smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus), also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names, is a species of New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae.
WEBOct 30, 2004 · evidence for recognizing the family Corytophanidae, however Schulte et al. (2003) proposed placing Corytophaninae within the more inclusive family Iguanidae. • ETYMOLOGY. Corytophanes is derived from the Greek words korythos (helmet) and phaneros (visible, evident) and refers to the prominent head crest. • COMMENT.
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