Corytophanes hernandesii

Corytophanes hernandesii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Corytophanidae
Genus: Corytophanes
Species: Corytophanes hernandesii

Name

Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831)

• Syntypes (2): ZMB 545, adult ♀ and ZMB 546, adut ♂, collected by F. Deppe, probably in 1829.
• Type locality: not stated.

Combinations

• Chamaeleopsis hernandesii Wiegmann, 1831: 298 [original combination]
• Corythophanes (Chamaeleopsis) hernandesii — Fitzinger, 1843: 16 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1831. Zur Amphibienkunde. Isis von Oken 24: 291–301. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Corytophanes hernandesii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 October 2019.
• Ariano-Sánchez, D., Canseco-Márquez, L., Lee, J., Mandujano, R.C., Sunyer, J. & López-Luna, M.A. 2013. IUCN: Corytophanes hernandesii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197474A2488010. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197474A2488010.en

Vernacular names

English: Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk