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Quick facts for kids Corytophanes hernandesii |
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Corytophanes
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hernandesii
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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.
The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514–1587).
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.
The preferred natural habitat of C. hernandesii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
C. hernandesii is diurnal and mostly arboreal.
C. hernandesii is oviparous.
