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Called the "Jesus lizard" because it can run on water. Fast, too!
The Brown Basilisk or Striped
Smooth-headed Iguana (Helmeted Basilisk) ...
A Brown Basilisk or Jesus Christ Lizard, ...
The Jesus Christ Lizard, also known as the
Resting near grass by a lagoon.
Photographed in Caribbean lowlands, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Multiple lizards were seen on Cano Island, with smaller ones spotted running ...
The plumed basilisk, Basiliscus plumifrons, ...
These 2 juveniles were on the same leaf 2 nights running. Found close to Caño ...
Out on a lizard hunt at night with my flashlight, I spotted this
Thanks to super speed and specially-designed feet, the
water without sinking. Young basilisks can ...
The Emerald Basilisk, is called Jesus ...
A large (50-60cm long) brown lizard with erect crest along it's back and tail. ...
. Smaller basilisks can run about 10-20 ...
Photo take in a path near a mangrove area this is a
This lizard can be distinguished from similar species within its range by its ...
Caught two "in the act". I guess it begs the question, what would Jesus do?
Is an inhabitant of primary and secondary forests and forest edges. Especially ...
This was quite a common sight around the ...
Medium to small size lizard with some sort of crest on its head.
It is also known as the Jesus Christ lizard o lagarto de Jesus Cristo for its ...
commonly encountered, especially along ...
Brown to olive with a yellow stripe on the upper lip and a second stripe along ...
This photo was taken in an area that is threatened by coal mining and the ...
This is a medium size reptile, about 1 meter in length the biggest, (the tail ...