The female common basilisk is often smaller than its male counterparts. The plumed basilisk has crest-like plumes on its head, back and tail. Its bright-green coloration, often adorned with bluish ...

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or ... and small vertebrates. They are common throughout their range and have no special status, but abundant natural predators like snakes ...

He chuckles. “Which I never gave too much of a [frig] about.” The Jesus Lizard was named for the common basilisk, whose nickname derives from its ability to run across the surface of water.

Basilisk lizards are medium-sized reptiles with long, slender bodies and tails that make up most of their length. Adult green basilisks, for example, can reach up to 3 feet (0.9 meters), including ...