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Common Basilisk

Basiliscus basiliscus

Photo by Cody.conway
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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Basilisk is a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests near rivers and streams.The basilisk is part of the corytophanid family.

Notes:

Photographed via boat on the Panama Canal, while basilisks were quite common in Panama in the Canal district, they were normally apt to flee.

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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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