Basiliscus galeritus Duméril, 1851

Restrepo, Adriana, Molina-Zuluaga, Claudia, Hurtado, Juan P., Marín, Carlos M. & Daza, Juan M., 2017, Amphibians and reptiles from two localities in the northern Andes of Colombia, Check List 13 (4), pp. 203-237 : 218

Basiliscus galeritus Duméril, 1851 : Figure 8A

Basiliscus galeritus Duméril 1851: 61 .

Material examined. Table 2.

Adults of this large semiaquatic lizard are easily recognized by their gray to green color and the presence of a single, rounded head crest that is larger in males. Similar species that are found sympatric with B. galeritus are Corytophanes cristatus and Basiliscus basiliscus . The first is usually brownish and has 2 head crests that converge posteriorly. Basiliscus basiliscus has a brown or gray coloration and a single pointed head crest that is larger in males. Males of B. basiliscus also have a large crest in the back that resembles a fin ( Maturana 1962; Savage 2002; Köhler 2008).

Corytophanes cristatus ( Merrem, 1820) : Figure 8B Agama cristata Merrem 1820: 50 .

Corytophanes cristatus —Boie in Schlegel 1827: 290.

Material examined. Table 2.