Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Corytophanes
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Helmeted Basilisks, Helmeted Iguanas
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Helmleguane
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Hjelmbasilisker, Hjelmleguaner
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1827 |  |
Corytophanes Boie (type species: Agama cristata Merrem 1821) |
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1830 | |
Corythophanes Wagler [emendation] |
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1831 | |
Chamaeleopsis Wiegmann (type species: Chamaeleopsis hernandezii Wiegmann 1831; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Mexico, Central America, NW. South America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz
[Isla Grande del Maiz]),
Panama.
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Corytophanes cristatus
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Smooth-headed Helmeted Basilisk, Elegant Helmeted Basilisk
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Glattköpfige Helmleguan
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Glathovedet Hjelmbasilisk
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1820 | |
Agama cristata Merrem |
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Corytophanes cristatus Boie 1827 [by implication] |
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1833 | |
Corythophanes cristatus Gravenhorst 1833 |
Remarks:
Records from Veracruz (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Pérez-Higareda & Navarro 1980) are considered doubtful.
Not listed for the state by Torres-Hernandez, Ramirez-Bautista, Cruz-Elizalde, Hernandez-Salinas, Berriozabal-Islas, DeSantis, Johnson, Rocha, Garcia-Padilla, Mata-Silva, Fucsko & Wilson (2021).
Distribution:
Belize,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz
[Isla Grande del Maiz]),
Panama.
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Corytophanes cristatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Corytophanes hernandesii
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Forest Helmeted Basilisk, (Hernandez' Helmeted Basilisk)
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Nordvestliche Helmleguan
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Nordvestlig Hjelmbasilisk
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1831 | |
Chamaeleopsis hernandesii Wiegmann |
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Corytophanes hernandesii Fitzinger 1843 |
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1837 | |
Corythophanes chamaeleopsis Duméril & Bibron (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1856 | |
Corythophanes hernandezii Lichtenstein & von Martens 1856 [invalid emendation] |
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1874 | |
Corythophanes mexicanus Bocourt [substitute name for Chamaeleopsis hernandesii Wiegmann 1831] (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Smith (1971) credited Deppe (1830) as the author of this species, however, this was rejected by McCranie, Townsend & Wilson (2004).
The latter authors, along with Bauer & Adler (2001), are followed herein, considering Wiegmann (1831) to be the author, although it is not clear whether Gray (1831)
[also refered to as "Wiegmann in Gray" (1831)] may have predated Wiegmann (1831).
Specific epithet sometimes incorrectly spelled "hernandezii"
(e.g., Lichtenstein & von Martens 1956; Beltrán 1953; Pérez-Higareda 1981; Alvarez del Toro 1982; Ramirez-Bautista, Flores-Villela & Casas-Andreu 1982; McCranie & Espinal 1998).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan).
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Corytophanes hernandesii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Corytophanes percarinatus
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Keeled Helmeted Basilisk
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Gekielte Helmleguan
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Kølskællet Hjelmbasilisk
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1856 | |
Corythophanes percarinatus Dumeril |
Remarks:
A record from Ecuador is regarded as doubtful.
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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