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Basic information
Corytophanes cristatus
Casque-headed Iguana
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyHelmet lizards
GenusHelmeted iguanas
- Czech name
- Bazilišek přilbový
- English name
- Casque-headed Iguana
- Alternative names
- Elegant Helmeted Basilisk, Elegant Helmeted Lizard, Helmeted Basilisk, Helmeted Iguana, Helmleguan, Smooth Helmeted Iguana, Smooth Helmeted Lizard, Turipache Selvático
- Synonyms
- Agama cristata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 125 mm
- Body mass
- max 58.9 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 31 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 7.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–11 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · YT7H · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10243 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12580 · dryad-v5