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Taxonomy of the genus Corytophanes Biodiversity of the family Corytophanidae

Bibliography of the genus
Corytophanes (Helmeted Basilisks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Corytophanidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Corytophanes in general

Köhler, G. 1992. Bibliographie der Gattung Corytophanes. Iguana Rundschreiben 1992(1): 34-35.

Köhler, G. 1999. Basilisken, Helmleguane, Kronenbasilisken. 2nd revised and expanded ed. Herpeton, Offenbach. 95 pp.

Noel, V. 2008. Les corytophanides - Basilics et lezards casques. Basiliscus 1: 51-58.

Rogner, M. 2005. Basilisken: Gattungen und Lebensräume sowie Pflege und Zucht. Aquarium (Bornheim) 427: 62-69.

Sasa, M.; Monros, J.S. 2000. Dietary analysis of helmeted basilisks, Corytophanes (Reptilia: Corytophanidae). Southwestern Naturalist 45(3): 358-361.

Townsend, J.H.; McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 2004. Corytophanes. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 788: 1-4.

Corytophanes cristatus

Andrews, R. 1979. The lizard Corytophanes cristatus: an extreme 'sit-and-wait' predator. Biotropica 11(2): 136-139.

Beyer, M. 2003. Haltung und Nachzucht von Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem 1821). Iguana Rundschreiben 16(2): 23-29.

Bock, B.C. 1987. Life history notes: Corytophanes cristatus. Nesting. Herpetological Review 18(2): 35.

Cooper, W.E. 1999. Prey chemical discrimination in ambush foragers: absence in representatives of two additional iguanian lizard families and probable olfactory mediation in a gekkonine gecko. Chemoecology 9(4): 155-159.

Davis, D.D. 1953. Behavior of the lizard Corytophanes cristatus. Fieldiana Zoology 35: 1-8.

Franzen, M. 1999. Freilandbeobachtungen an einem Gelege von Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1821) in Costa Rica. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 21(122): 22-24.

Gradstein, S.R.; Equihua, C. 1995. An epizoic bryophyte and algae growing on the lizard Corythophanes cristatus in Mexican rain forest. Biotropica 27(2): 265-268.

Köhler, G.; Quintana, A.Z. 2003. Eiablage bei Corytophanes cristatus in der Natur. Iguana Rundschreiben 16(2): 21-22.

Köhler, G.; Rittmann, D.; Ihringer, F. 1994. Pflege und Zucht des Helmleguans Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem 1821). Iguana Rundschreiben 7(1)(13): 43-47.

Lazcano-Barrero, M.A.; Gongora-Arones, E. 1993. Observation and review of the nesting and egg-laying of Corytophanes cristatus (Iguanidae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 29(2): 67-75.

Luthi-Muller, H. 1978. Ein 'Mini-Saurier' fürs Terrarium - der Helmleguan. Aquarien Magazin 12(5): 226-228.

Oostveen, H. 1974. Corytophanes cristatus in der Natur und im Terrarium. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 27(3): 100-103.

Ream, C.H. 1965. Notes on the behaviour and egglaying of Corythophanes cristatus. Herpetologica 20: 239-242.

Schwenk, K.; Sessions, S.K.; Peccinini-Seale, D.M. 1982. Karyotypes of the basiliscine lizards Corytophanes cristatus and Corytophanes hernandesii, with comments on the relationship between chromosomal and morphological evolution in lizards. Herpetologica 38(4): 493-501.

Sunyer, J.; Nicholson, K.E.; Phillips, J.G.; Gubler, J.A.; Obando, L.A. 2013. Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) of the Corn Islands, Caribbean Nicaragua. Check List 9(6): 1383-1390.

Terán-Juárez, S.A.; Alfaro-Reyna, T.; Cámara-Castillo, R.G.; Tun-Xis, M.A. 2012. Geographic distribution: Corytophanes cristatus (Smooth-headed Helmeted Basilisk). México: Quintana Roo. Herpetological Review 43(3): 445.

Townsend, J.H.; Aldrich, H.C.; Wilson, L.D.; McCranie, J.R. 2005. First report of sporangia of a myxomycete (Physarum pusillum) on the body of a living animal, the lizard Corytophanes cristatus. Mycologia 97(2): 346-348.

Townsend, J.H.; McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 2004. Corytophanes cristatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 789: 1-6.

Triana-Ramírez, D.I.; Barragán-Vázquez, M. del R.; Torres-Pérez, M.A.; Ríos-Rodas, L. 2016. Geographic distribution: Corytophanes cristatus (Smooth-headed Helmeted Basilisk). Herpetological Review 47(4): 627.

Wait, P.A. 1990. Conservation status report. North of England Zoological Society Annual Report 1989: 5.

Corytophanes hernandesii

Galdamez, J.R.; Zuñiga, L.G.; Espinal, M. 2016. Distribution notes: A new locality for Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831), (Squamata: Corytophanidae) in western Honduras, with comments on its distribution. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(4): 1041-1044.

McCranie, J.R.; Espinal, M.R. 1998. Geographic distribution: Corytophanes hernandezii (Hernandez's Helmeted Basilisk). Herpetological Review 29(3): 174.

McCranie, J.R.; Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. 2004. Corytophanes hernandesii. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 790: 1-6.

Neill, W.T. 1965. New and noteworthy amphibians and reptiles from British Honduras. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 9: 77-130.

Ortiz-Medina, J.A.; Cimé-Pool, J.A.; Nahuat-Cervera, P.E.; Cabrera-Cen, D.I.; Meneses-Millán, M.S.; Chan-Espinoza, D.E. 2017. Distribution notes: First record of Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831) (Squamata: Corytophanidae) from the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 948-949.

Pérez-Higareda, G. 1980. Albinism in Corytophanes hernandez (Lacertilia: Iguanidae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 16(3): 97-98.

Pérez-Higareda, G. 1981. Nesting and incubation times in Corytophanes hernandezi (Lacertilia: Iguanidae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 17(2): 71-73.

Ramirez-Bautista, A.; Flores-Villela, O.; Casas-Andreu, G. 1982. New herpetological state records for Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 18(3): 167-169.

Schwenk, K.; Sessions, S.K.; Peccinini-Seale, D.M. 1982. Karyotypes of the basiliscine lizards Corytophanes cristatus and Corytophanes hernandesii, with comments on the relationship between chromosomal and morphological evolution in lizards. Herpetologica 38(4): 493-501.

Smith, H.M. 1971. The status of Wilhelm Deppe's herpetological names. Journal of Herpetology 5: 74-76.

Smith, P.W.; Burger, W.L. 1950. Herpetological results of the University of Illinois Field Expedition, Spring 1949. III. Sauria. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 53: 165-175.

Corytophanes percarinatus

Köhler, G. 1999. Das Leguanportrait. Der Pazifische Helmleguan Corytophanes percarinatus. Iguana Rundschreiben 12(1)(21): 13-14.

McCoy, C.J. 1968. Reproductive cycles and viviparity in Guatemalan Corythophanes percarinatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae). Herpetologica 24: 175-178.

McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 1998. Geographic distribution: Corytophanes percarinatus (Keeled Helmeted Basilisk). Herpetological Review 29(3): 174.

Townsend, J.H.; McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 2004. Corytophanes percarinatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 791: 1-3.