Plumed Basilisk
The plumed basilisk spends much of its time in streamside trees or shrubs
waiting for an insect or small vertebrate to pass close enough so it can
pounce and devour it. But when the lizard is threatened, it drops down into
the stream and escapes by walking across the water on its hind feet, using its
tail for added support. Its nickmane is the "Jesus Christ Lizard." This lizard can
run up to 7 miles an hour!
waiting for an insect or small vertebrate to pass close enough so it can
pounce and devour it. But when the lizard is threatened, it drops down into
the stream and escapes by walking across the water on its hind feet, using its
tail for added support. Its nickmane is the "Jesus Christ Lizard." This lizard can
run up to 7 miles an hour!