Basiliscus basiliscus

Basiliscus basiliscus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Corytophanidae
Genus: Basiliscus
Species: Basiliscus basiliscus
Subspecies (2): B. b. basiliscus – B. b. barbouri

Name

Basiliscus basiliscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype (icnotype): Seba Mus. I, plate 100, figure 1.
• Type locality: “America australi”

Combinations

• Lacerta basiliscus Linnaeus, 1758: 206 [original combination]
• Iguana basiliscus — Meyer, 1795: 16 [subsequent combination]
• Basiliscus basiliscus — Wagler, 1830: 148 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Basiliscus americanus Laurenti, 1768: 50
• Basiliscus mitratus Daudin, 1802 [nomen substitutum pro B. basiliscus Linnaeus]
• Ophryessa bilineata Gray, 1839: 94
• Lophosaura goodridgii Gray, 1852: 438
• Basiliscus guttulatus Cope, 1876: 156
• Basiliscus barbouri Ruthven, 1914: 9

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Basiliscus basiliscus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Acosta Chaves, V., Batista, A., García Rodríguez, A., Vargas Álvarez, J., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2016. IUCN: Basiliscus basiliscus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203044A2759201. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203044A2759201.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

• беларуская (тарашкевіца): Шаломаносны базыліск
• беларуская: Шаломаносны васіліск
• català: Basilisc comú
• Deutsch: Helmbasilisk
• English: Common Basilisk
• español: Basilisco común
• suomi: Basiliskit
• français: Basilic commun
• עברית: בסיליסק מצוי
• hrvatski: Bazilisk
• magyar: Sisakos baziliszkusz
• italiano: Basilisco
• Nāhuatl: Quetzalcuetzpalin
• Nederlands: Helmbasilisk
• português: Basilisco
• русский: Шлемоносный василиск
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Bazilisk
• தமிழ்: இயேசுப் பல்லி
• українська: Василіск звичайний

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