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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.[1]
Species
These species are recognized as being valid:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Corytophanes Cristatus.jpg | Corytophanes cristatus Шаблон:Small | helmeted iguana | Chiapas in southern Mexico to north-western Colombia |
| Файл:Corytophanes hernandesii.jpeg | Corytophanes hernandesii Шаблон:Small[3] | Hernandez's helmeted basilisk | Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. |
| Файл:Corytophanes percarinatus 44897832.jpg | Corytophanes percarinatus Шаблон:Small | 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).[4]
References
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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- ↑ Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. ("Corythophanes [sic]", p. 291).
- ↑ Шаблон:EMBL genus 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. Шаблон:ISBN. (Corytophanes hernandesii, p. 122).
