title: Laemanctus serratus
text: # Laemanctus serratus
  
  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.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  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.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of L. serratus is forest
  
  ## Description
  
  L. serratus has enlarged triangular scales along the posterior margin of the head casque, and a serrated middorsal crest.
  
  ### Subspecies
  
  * Laemanctus serratus alticoronatus Cope, 1866
  * Laemanctus serratus serratus Cope, 1864
  
  ## Behavior
  
  L. serratus is diurnal and arboreal.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  L. serratus is oviparous.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  
  * Laemanctus serratus alticoronatus Cope, 1866
  * Laemanctus serratus serratus Cope, 1864
  