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.

Laemanctus serratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Corytophanidae
Genus: Laemanctus
Species:
L. serratus
Binomial name
Laemanctus serratus
Cope, 1864

Geographic range

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L. 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.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. serratus is forest[1]

Description

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L. serratus has enlarged triangular scales along the posterior margin of the head casque, and a serrated middorsal crest.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Laemanctus serratus alticoronatus Cope, 1866
  • Laemanctus serratus serratus Cope, 1864

Behavior

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L. serratus is diurnal and arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

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L. serratus is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R.; Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2013). "Laemanctus serratus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64004A3132528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64004A3132528.en. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Laemanctus serratus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ McCranie JR, Köhler G (2004).

Further reading

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  • 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).
  • McCoy CJ (1968). "A Review of the Genus Laemanctus (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Copeia 1968 (4): 665–678.
  • McCranie JR, Köhler G (2004). "Laemanctus Wiegmann, Casqueheaded Basilisks, Cutetes". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 796: 1–5.