Family Corytophanidae (Basilisks):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Honduras
 9
No. 2
Chiapas [Mexico]
 6
No. 3
Guatemala
 6
No. 4
Mexico
 6
No. 5
Belize
 5
No. 6
Campeche [Mexico]
 5
No. 7
Nicaragua
 5
No. 8
Panama
 5
No. 9
Quintana Roo [Mexico]
 5
No. 10
Veracruz [Mexico]
 5
No. 11
Costa Rica
 4
No. 12
Oaxaca [Mexico]
 4
No. 13
Colombia
 3
No. 14
Hidalgo [Mexico]
 3
No. 15
Puebla [Mexico]
 3
No. 16
Tabasco [Mexico]
 3
No. 17
Yucatan [Mexico]
 3
No. 18
Ecuador
 2
No. 19
Ecuadorian mainland [Ecuador]
 2
No. 20
El Salvador
 2
No. 21
San Luis Potosi [Mexico]
 2
No. 22
Barbareta [Honduras]
 1
No. 23
Cayo Cochino Major [Honduras]
 1
No. 24
Cayo Cochino Pequeno [Honduras]
 1
No. 25
Cayos Cochinos [Honduras]
 1
No. 26
Colima [Mexico]
 1
No. 27
Cozumel [Mexico]
 1
No. 28
Guanaja [Honduras]
 1
No. 29
Guanajuato [Mexico]
 1
No. 30
Guerrero [Mexico]
 1
No. 31
Isla Grande del Maiz [Nicaragua]
 1
No. 32
Islas de la Bahia [Honduras]
 1
No. 33
Islas del Maiz [Nicaragua]
 1
No. 34
Jalisco [Mexico]
 1
No. 35
Michoacan [Mexico]
 1
No. 36
Nayarit [Mexico]
 1
No. 37
Queretaro [Mexico]
 1
No. 38
Roatan [Honduras]
 1
No. 39
Tamaulipas [Mexico]
 1
No. 40
Utila [Honduras]
 1
No. 41
Venezuela
 1