Laemanctus serratus

Laemanctus serratus, also known commonly as the serrated casquehead iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico and Central America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Geographic range

Laemanctus serratus is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Yucatán, and also in the countries of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Laemanctus serratus is forest

Description

Laemanctus serratus has enlarged triangular scales along the posterior margin of the head casque, and a serrated middorsal crest.

Behavior

Laemanctus serratus is diurnal and arboreal.

Reproduction

Laemanctus serratus is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Laemanctus serratus alticoronatus
• Laemanctus serratus serratus

References

Further reading

• Cope ED (1864). "Contributions to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia [16]: 166–181. (Laemanctus serratus, new species, p. 176).
• Cope ED (1866). "Third Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia [17] ("1865"): 185–198. (Laemanctus alticoronatus, new species, p. 192).
• (1968). "A Review of the Genus Laemanctus (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Copeia 1968 (4): 665–678.
• , Köhler G (2004). "Laemanctus Wiegmann, Casqueheaded Basilisks, Cutetes". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 796: 1–5.