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Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk

Basiliscus vittatus

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Description:

Male

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LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago
Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus Brown basilisk


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4 Comments

CandicePerry
CandicePerry 11 years ago

Thanks for the accurate ID Lisa!

CandicePerry
CandicePerry 11 years ago

It was pretty amazing to watch him run across the surface of the river!

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LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Sorry but this is the brown basilisk. Here is a photo of Basiliscus plumifrons:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/139...

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

yesterday only I saw how efficiently it walks on water body...

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CandicePerry
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CandicePerry

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 19, 2012
Submitted on Sep 19, 2012

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