Corytophanes

Corytophanes is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly called helmeted iguanas or basilisks, in the family Corytophanidae. The genus contains three arboreal species and resides in tropical forests.

==Species== These species are recognized as being valid: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Corytophanes cristatus ||helmeted iguana|| Chiapas in southern Mexico to north-western Colombia |- |120px || Corytophanes hernandesii || Hernandez's helmeted basilisk|| Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. |- |120px || Corytophanes percarinatus ||Guatemalan helmeted basilisk|| El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico (Chiapas). |- |}