Corytophanidae
Guatemalan helmeted basilisk
Corytophanes percarinatus Duméril, 1856
The Guatemalan helmeted basilisk (Corytophanes percarinatus) is a viviparous lizard native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk
Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831)
Corytophanes hernandesii is an oviparous lizard species native to forests of southern Mexico and Central America.
Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820)
Corytophanes cristatus, the smooth helmeted iguana, is a non-heliothermic medium lizard found from southern Mexico to Colombia.
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann, 1828
Basiliscus vittatus (brown basilisk) is a lizard with distinct crests, and specific breeding patterns detailed here.
Green Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons Cope, 1875
Basiliscus plumifrons, the plumed basilisk, is the largest basilisk species, an arboreal aquatic diurnal lizard native to Central American rainforests.
Western Basilisk
Basiliscus galeritus Duméril, 1851
Basiliscus galeritus is a basilisk lizard species found in South American forests, with distinct size, color, and physical traits.
Common Basilisk
Basiliscus basiliscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Basiliscus basiliscus, the common basilisk, is a Central and South American lizard famous for its ability to run on water.
Serrated Casquehead Iguana
Laemanctus serratus Cope, 1864
Laemanctus serratus is an oviparous lizard with distinctive scaled crests found in Mexico and Central America.
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