| Corytophanes | |
|---|---|
| Corytophanes cristatus | |
| Scientific 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 | |
|
Chamæleopsis, Corythophanes | |
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:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820) | helmeted iguana | Chiapas in southern Mexico to north-western Colombia | |
| Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831) | 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
The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514-1587).
References
- ^ 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 Corytophanes at 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, 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).
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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