Corytophanidae (Helmeted Lizards)

Species in this group

LC

Basiliscus plumifrons

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Basiliscus basiliscus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Basiliscus vittatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Basiliscus galeritus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Corytophanes cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Corytophanes hernandesii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Laemanctus waltersi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Laemanctus serratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Helmeted Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 131 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~90%
	Basiisk Verde			~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~90%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
	Helmeted Iguana			~60%
	Basiisk Verde			~10%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~90%
	Common Basilisk			~80%
	Helmeted Iguana			~30%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 8	~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~70%
	Helmeted Iguana			~50%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3 of 8	~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~60%
	Helmeted Iguana			~30%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			~30%
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~80%
	Common Basilisk			~70%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~80%
	Basiisk Verde			~60%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~80%
	Basiisk Verde			~50%
	Helmeted Iguana			~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 8	~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~60%
	Helmeted Iguana			~30%
	Basiisk Verde			~30%
10	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~80%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
	Helmeted Iguana			~40%
	Basiisk Verde			~40%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~80%
	Common Basilisk			~60%
	Helmeted Iguana			~30%
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~70%
	Basiisk Verde			~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~60%
	Helmeted Iguana			~40%
	Basiisk Verde			~40%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 8	~60%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			~10%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			~10%
15	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~60%
	Western Basilisk			~60%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~60%
	Common Basilisk			~60%
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~50%
	Common Basilisk			~50%
	Helmeted Iguana			~10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 8	~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
	Basiisk Verde			~20%
	Helmeted Iguana			~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%
19	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~50%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Basilisk			~50%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 8	~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
	Helmeted Iguana			~20%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Basilisk			~50%
23	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 8	~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~50%
24	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 8	~50%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
	Honduran Casquehead Iguana			~10%
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
27	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
29	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~40%
	Helmeted Iguana			~30%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
30	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Basilisk			~40%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Basilisk			~30%
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~30%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
33	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~30%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~30%
	Brown Basilisk			~30%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~20%
	Basiisk Verde			~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%
	Helmeted Iguana			~10%
37	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 8	~20%
	Brown Basilisk			~20%
38	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown Basilisk			~10%
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%
	Basiisk Verde			~10%
42	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~10%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			~10%
43	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown Basilisk			~10%
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown Basilisk			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~40%
	Brown Basilisk			~40%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Basilisk			~30%
4	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
5	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
6	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Basilisk			~20%
7	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown Basilisk			~10%
8	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Basilisk			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
5	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
8	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
10	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
11	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
14	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
17	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
19	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
20	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
21	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Parc zoologique de Montpellier	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
24	Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
26	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
27	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
29	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
32	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
33	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
34	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
35	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
37	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
38	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
39	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
40	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
41	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
42	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
44	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
45	Dickerson Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
48	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
49	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
50	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Challenges

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Helmeted Lizards

Species in this group

Basiisk Verde

Common Basilisk

Brown Basilisk

Western Basilisk

Helmeted Iguana

Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk

Honduran Casquehead Iguana

Serrated Casquehead Iguana

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Helmeted Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges