Corytophanes percarinatus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Guatemalan helmeted basilisk (Corytophanes percarinatus) is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico. C. percarinatus is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico (Chiapas).
Other common names for C. percarinatus include keeled helmeted basilisk, keeled helmeted iguana, and turipache de hojarasca in Spanish. The preferred natural habitats of C. percarinatus are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft).
C. percarinatus is viviparous. Duméril AHA (1856). "Description des reptiles nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle et remarques sur la classification et les caractères des reptiles ". Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 8: 437-588. (Corytophanes percarinatus, new species, pp. 518–521). (in French).
McCoy CJ (1968). "Reproductive cycles and viviparity in Guatemalan Corythophanes percarinatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Herpetologica 24: 175–178. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
No species of the same family or order lives in Guatemala City, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guatemalan helmeted basilisk sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guatemalan helmeted basilisk in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and October, the lowest months.
Only Guatemala City, in our data
Guatemala City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Guatemalan helmeted basilisk sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guatemalan helmeted basilisk is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Guatemala City (18 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
