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Smooth-helmeted Iguana

Corytophanes cristatus

Description:

Smooth-headed Iguana (Helmeted Basilisk) spotted in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Rain forest floor

Notes:

Originally thought this was possibly a Juvenile Common Basilisk but I think this is a Smooth-Helmeted Iguana as identified by dandoucette.

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Smooth-headed Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus Smooth helmeted iguana - Wikipedia


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3 Comments

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Machi
Machi 4 years ago

Wow! Never heard of these! Very nice spotting

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

Beautiful. Well spotted, Chris.

Chris79
Spotted by
Chris79

Quepos, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 19, 2020
Submitted on Apr 21, 2020

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