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Corytophanes cristatus Merrem 1821

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CORYTOPHANIDAE

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Scientific name: Corytophanes cristatus
Author: Merrem 1821
Rank: Species
Status: valid

Images of Corytophanes cristatus

Common names:
Smooth Helmeted Iguana (English)
Turipache cabeza lisa


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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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1) Corytophanes cristatus Merrem 1821 2) Corytophanes hernandesii Wiegmann 1831 3) Corytophanes hernandezii Wiegmann 1831 4) Corytophanes percarinatus A H A Duméril 1856

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1) (no name) 2) Keeled Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes percarinatus) 3) Smooth Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes cristatus)

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