Helmeted Iguana

helmeted iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania or Sauria
Family:	Corytophanidae
Genus:	Corytophanes
Species:	C. cristatus
Binomial name
Corytophanes cristatus Merrem, 1820[1]
Synonyms
Agama cristata Merrem, 1820

The helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus) is a species of lizard found from southern Mexico to South America. It lives in rainforests. It has long limbs and climbs well. It feeds on insects, spiders, worms, and other lizards. The helmeted iguana, like chameleons and other iguanas, has the ability to change its coloration from dark to light or vice versa, which aids in thermoregulation when basking in sunlight.jodog7 waz here lol so yeah

1. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

Corytophanes cristatus

References

1. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

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