The Green Basilisk Lizard

The green basilisk lizard is commonly known as the plumed basilisk, the double crests basilisk, or the Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in the Corytophanidae family. The species is native to Central America

Unfortunately, basilisk lizards only live for 7 years while common basilisk Is most known for its ability to run on water, it also is a good climber and excellent swimmer and has been known to stay underwater for up to half an hour. The average lifespan is seven years in Captivity, in the wild it tends to be less because of predators. Some people ask how do basilisk lizards protect themselves? It drops out of trees and runs very quickly across the water to escape predators. Because it can walk on water, it is sometimes called the Jesus Christ lizard. The green basilisk runs on its back legs on the water special folds of skin on its feet to create a sort of paddles.

Also, you might ask how bid to basilisk lizards grow? Approximately around 2 feet as in the length not human feet. As part of the iguana family, green basilisk grow 2 feet in length, including their long, whip-like tail mails have distinctive, high crests on their heads and backs, which they use to impress females (I don’t think it’s working) well in that case, the scientific name would be: Basiliscus plumifroms conservation status: least concern higher classification: Basilisk phylum: Chordata order: scaled reptiles rank: species