title: Corytophanes hernandesii
text: # Corytophanes hernandesii
  
  Corytophanes hernandesii, also known commonly as Hernandez's helmeted basilisk and el turipache de montaña in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, hernandesii, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514–1587).
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  C. hernandesii is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, and in the southern Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Yucatán.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of C. hernandesii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
  
  ## Behavior
  
  C. hernandesii is diurnal and mostly arboreal.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  C. hernandesii is oviparous.
  
  