Corytophanes

Corytophanes cristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

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

Familia: Corytophanidae
Genus: Corytophanes
Species (3): C. cristatus – C. hernandesii – C. percarinatus

Name

Corytophanes Boie in Schlegel, 1827

• Type species: Agama cristata Merrem, 1820, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleopsis Wiegmann, 1831: 298
  • Type species: Chamaeleopsis hernandesii Wiegmann, 1831, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1831. Zur Amphibienkunde. Isis von Oken 24: 291–301. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Corytophanes . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2021.
• Corytophanes – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Helmleguane
English: Helmeted Iguanas
ไทย: อีกัวน่าหมวกกัีนน็อก

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