The animal in the clip is a basilisk lizard, ... they need to breathe air and cannot spend much time underwater. While they can swim, running on water is their preferred means of escape.

A basilisk lizard is a great swimmer and can hold its breath for up to half an hour underwater. Wow. This might take a while, to teach these basilisks to walk on water.

The multi-talented Jesus lizards are also brilliant swimmers and can survive for 30 minutes underwater. They swim as fast as they run on water. Basilisk lizards got their names from the mythological ...

The basilisk lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) weighs about 90 g and is able to run at 30 meters per second, effectively allowing it to walk on water. Watch Next Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ...