BASILISCINES are iguanid lizards from Central and South America that are 
characterized by a pronounced crest or cone on the top of the head 
(at least in adult males).

Literature:

Böhme, Wolfgang. 1975. Indizien für natürliche Parthenogenese beim Helmbasilisken, Basiliscus basiliscus (Linnaeus 1758). Salamandra 11(2):77-83.

Lang, Mathias. 1989. Phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns of basiliscine iguanians (Reptilia: Squamata: "Iguanidae"). Bonner Zoologische Monographien Nr. 28.