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Basilisk/Jesus Lizard

Basiliscus basiliscus

Photo by Andrea6
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This is one of those amazing little lizards that are called Jesus Lizards because they run across water. This is a Brown Basilisk from Belize.

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Comments (4)
Andrea6
Whoops, thank you Jonathan. I will fix it:)
Jonathan Sequeira
The Basiliscus Plumifrons is green, check for Basiliscus basiliscus

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PublishedJune 8, 2011

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