Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,057
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus), 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Smooth helmeted iguana”.