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Corytophanes
Sign in to saveCorytophanes 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.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Corytophanes is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to Lacertilia, Mexico and Colombia.
Vinony files it under Corytophanes, Lizard genera and Taxa named by Heinrich Boie.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Helmeted Iguana
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCorytophanidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 105
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Corytophanidae
- Collections
- CM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UTA, UAZ
- Recorded in
- Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Corytophanidae
- Image
- Corytophanes cristatus.jpg
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- taxon name
- Corytophanes
- Commons category
- Corytophanes
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Corytophanes
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
==Species== These species are recognized as being valid: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Corytophanes cristatus ||helmeted iguana|| Chiapas in southern Mexico to north-western Colombia |- |120px || Corytophanes hernandesii || Hernandez's helmeted basilisk|| Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. |- |120px || Corytophanes percarinatus ||Guatemalan helmeted basilisk|| El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico (Chiapas). |- |}
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