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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Corytophanes cristatus
- Acanthosaura rubrilabris
- Corytophanes percarinatus
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster
- Acanthosaura crucigera
- Enyalius bibronii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Corytophanidae
- Genus
- Corytophanes
- Species
- Corytophanes hernandesii
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