Smooth helmeted iguana
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The smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus),[1][2][3] also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names,[3] is a species of Basilisk and a New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae.[1][2] The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America.
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Smooth helmeted iguana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Corytophanidae |
Genus: | Corytophanes |
Species: | C. cristatus |
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Corytophanes cristatus | |
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