Laemanctus is a genus of lizards in the family Corytophanidae. Species in the genus Laemanctus are commonly referred to as conehead lizards or casquehead iguanas. The genus is endemic to Central America.[1]
^Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Laemanctus, p. 291).
Laemanctus is a genus of lizards in the family Corytophanidae. Species in the genus Laemanctus are commonly referred to as conehead lizards or casquehead...
Laemanctus julioi, also known commonly as Julio's casquehead iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is endemic to Honduras...
Zoological Series 20 (4): 15–22. (Laemanctus waltersi, new species, pp. 20–21). McCoy CJ (1968). "A Review of the Genus Laemanctus (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Copeia...
the head casque, and a serrated middorsal crest. Laemanctus serratus alticoronatus Cope, 1866 Laemanctus serratus serratus Cope, 1864 L. serratus is diurnal...
males of Basiliscus, but is present in both sexes of Corytophanes and Laemanctus. In past years there has been evidence of corytophanids in the Eocene...
Another large species in this group is the eastern casquehead iguana (Laemanctus longipes) reaching up to 70 cm (27.6 in) including its long, thin tail...
the venomous Mexican beaded lizard, in 1829 Pelodiscus sinensis in 1834 Laemanctus longipes also in 1834 Scincus hemprichii in 1837 He also described several...
since only males develop them, while in the species of Corytophanes and Laemanctus they are present in both males and females. Its distribution area includes...
hunc amphibiorum ordinen observationibus. Berlin: C.G. Lüderitz. vi + 54 pp. + Plates I-X. (Laemanctus undulatus, new species, p. 46). (in Latin). v t e...
spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura acanthura), and casque-headed lizard (Laemanctus serratus). Snakes such as Iverson's threadsnake (Rena iversoni), the brown...
Trioceros Family Corytophanidae Genus Basiliscus Genus Corytophanes Genus Laemanctus Family Crotaphytidae Genus Crotaphytus Genus Gambelia Family Hoplocercidae...
Lizards include lower elevation species like the casque-headed lizard (Laemanctus serratus), Mexican spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura acanthura), and rainbow...
nested within Corytophanidae as the sister taxon of the living genus Laemanctus. Below is a cladogram from Conrad's description of Babibasiliscus showing...
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