About Laemanctus serratus Cope, 1864
Diagnostic Features
Laemanctus serratus can be identified by enlarged triangular scales along the back edge of its head casque, and a serrated middorsal crest.
Distribution in Mexico
This species occurs across multiple Mexican states: Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Yucatán.
Distribution Outside Mexico
It is also found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Habitat and Reproduction
Its preferred natural habitat is forest, and it reproduces via oviparity, laying eggs that develop and hatch outside the parent's body.
