Corytophanes hernandesii facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Corytophanes hernandesii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Corytophanes
Species:	hernandesii
Synonyms
Chamœleopsis Hernandesii Wiegmann in Gray, 1831 Corytophanes chamaeleopsis A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (nomen substitutum) Corytophanes hernandesii — Fitzinger, 1843 Corythophanes chamaeleopsis — Sumichrast, 1864 Corytophanes hernandesii — Boulenger, 1885

Corytophanes hernandesii, also known commonly as Hernandez's helmeted basilisk and el turipache de montaña in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514–1587).

Geographic range

C. hernandesii is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, and in the southern Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Yucatán.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. hernandesii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

Behavior

C. hernandesii is diurnal and mostly arboreal.

Reproduction

C. hernandesii is oviparous.