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Basiliscus galeritus DUMÉRIL, 1851

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Higher TaxaCorytophanidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Western Basilisk 
SynonymBasiliscus Galeritus DUMÉRIL 1851: 61
Ptenosaura Seemanni GRAY 1852: 438
Craneosaura seemanni — RICHARDS (fide BOULENGER 1885)
Basiliscus seemanni — GÜNTHER 1860: 234
Basiliscus galeritus — BOULENGER 1885: 110
Basiliscus galeritus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 84
Basiliscus galeritus — LANG 1989: 123
Basiliscus galeritus — VIEIRA et al. 2005 
DistributionColombia (in rainforest, forested and areas related to small rivers in Choco Biogeographic Región, Cauca river valley in Antioquia, Caldas, Quindio; Magdalena River Valley in forested wet areas through Tolima), Ecuador, Panama

Type locality: “N.-Grenade”, which means Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 2130-2131 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Basiliscus galeritus lacks a well-defined crista tuberalis, a character difficult to evaluate and rather subjective. It was therefore not included in the analysis. Maturana (1962) listed various autapomorphies for this species such as a midorsal scale row consisting of three small scales followed by a single enlarged scale. (Lang 1989)


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CommentSynonymy: after Lang 1989: 123.

Distribution: not recorded from Costa Rica although Lang 1989 reported this species from Costa Rica, apparently in error (Savage 2002: 430). See map in Lang 1989: 124, 130. 
EtymologyAfter Latin “galeritus”, meaning wearing a hood. 
References
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