Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The smooth helmeted iguana, also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names, is a species of Basilisk and a New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Corytophanidae
- Genus
- Corytophanes