Corytophanidae
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Corytophanidae | |
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Striped basilisk
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Corytophanidae Fitzinger, 1843[1][2] |
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Corytophanidae is a
Geographic range
Corytophanids are found from Mexico, through Central America, and as far south as Ecuador.
Certain species are now extant in South Florida and are considered invasive.
Description
The casquehead lizards are moderately sized lizards, with laterally compressed bodies, and typically have well-developed head crests in the shape of a casque
Behavior
In Corytophanes, the head crests are used in
Habitat
Casquehead lizards are forest-dwelling. All corytophanids are excellent climbers, and they are usually found in trees or low bushes.
Reproduction
Despite the small number of species in the family Corytophanidae, it includes both egg-laying species and species that give birth to live young.[4]
Genera and species
Family Corytophanidae[8]
Image | Genus | Living species |
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Basiliscus Laurenti, 1768 |
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Corytophanes H. Boie in Schlegel, 1826 |
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Laemanctus Wiegmann, 1834 |
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Nota bene: In the following lists, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.
References
- ^ Frost DR, Etheridge R (1989). "A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)". Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist., Misc. Pub. (81): 1-65. ("Corytophanidae Fitzinger, 1843", p. 34.)
- ^ "Corytophanidae".
- ^ "Corytophanidae". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Iguania/corytophanidae.
- ^ ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
- ^ a b Pough et al. (2003).
- ^ Cooper Jr, W., & Vitt, L. (2002). Distribution, extent, and evolution of plant consumption by lizards. Journal of Zoology, 257(4), 487-517. doi:10.1017/S0952836902001085
- ISBN 978-1-5017-3954-5, retrieved 2024-03-24
- ^ Family Corytophanidae. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Family Corythophanae, p. 52). (in Latin).
- Pough FH, Andrews RM, Cadle JE, Crump ML, Savitsky AH, Wells KD (2003). Herpetology, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. 736 pp. ISBN 978-0131008496. (Corytophanidae, p. 129).