Corytophanidae

Corytophanidae
Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,
Striped basilisk
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Corytophanidae
Fitzinger, 1843
Genera
Synonyms
  • Corythophanae Fitzinger, 1843
  • Basiliscidae

Corytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized.