Corytophanes cristatus

Corytophanes cristatus

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 Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Corytophanidae
Genus: Corytophanes
Species: Corytophanes cristatus

Name

Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: “Ceylona” (in error), restricted to “Orizaba, Veracruz”, Mexico, by Smith & Taylor (1950: 69).

Combinations

• Agama cristata Merrem, 1820: 50 [original combination]
• Corytophanes cristatus — Boie in Schlegel, 1827: 290 [susbequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Corytophanes cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 November 2017.
• Bolívar, W., Caicedo, J., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. & Rivas, G. 2016. IUCN: Corytophanes cristatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T197476A2488206. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T197476A2488206.en. Accessed on 04 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Glattköpfige Helmleguan
English: Smooth Helmeted Iguana
español: Turipache de cabeza lisa

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