These social behaviors are key to maintaining their populations in the wild. The life cycle of a basilisk lizard begins when a female lays a clutch of eggs in a shallow nest, typically in sandy soil ...

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

Martin and Chris discover a Basilisk Lizard which Martin thinks about naming Skidder. Chris and Martin come across a Basilisk Lizard through a tree branch. Martin thinks about naming it Skidder ...

The common basilisk lizard ... the Jesus lizard will often jump down on to a stream or river and make its speedy escape across the water. The Jesus lizard is just one of the amazing species profiled ...

On your marks The basilisk lizard is capable of short sprints on water thanks to its slap–stroke–recovery step cycle. (Courtesy: J. Exp. Biol. 206 23) When the basilisk runs, its foot slaps the ...

And possibly in a pond near you. Unlike Jesus, though, brown basilisk lizards — native to Central America — are ferocious predators. And scientists are worried about the lizard's spread into ...

The mystery of how a type of lizard "walks" on water may have been solved, a group of US scientists believe. The basilisk lizard - also known as a Jesus lizard - has a seemingly miraculous ability to ...

Because the morpho is surrounded by water, you might think it’s safe, but the basilisk lizard has a neat trick. (Hint: It’s also sometimes called the “Jesus lizard.”) See what happens in ...

AMANDA ANDREWS SHARED THIS VIDEO OF RUNAWAY REPTILE AT THE SCHOOL IN ANDERN.SO AN UPSTATE MAN KNOWN AS THE CRITTER KEEPER SAYS THIS QUICK LITTLE GUY IS A BASILISK LIZARD. THEY CAN ALSO RUN ACROSS ...