Laemanctus
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Laemanctus
| image = Laemanctus_longipes.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| image_caption = Conehead Lizard, Laemanctus longipes
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = Sauria
| familia = Corytophanidae
| genus = Laemanctus
| genus_authority = Wiegmann, 1834
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Laemanctus longipes
Laemanctus serratus
}}
Laemanctus is a genus of corytophanid lizards commonly referred to as conehead lizards or casquehead iguanas.
The genus consists of two recognized species with six subspecies:
- Eastern Casquehead Iguana, Laemanctus longipes
- Serrated Casquehead Iguana, Laemanctus serratus