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The plumed basilisk's native range spans southern Mexico and northern Colombia. B. plumifrons inhabits hot, humid rainforests that contain streams, rivers or other water bodies. [3] [4] [5] The physical appearance of the plumed basilisk is striking: it sports a bright green color along its body with black and white streaks along its neck and back.
Basiliscus is a genus of large corytophanid lizards, commonly known as basilisks, which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.The genus contains four species, which are commonly known as the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard, due to their ability to run across water for significant distances before sinking due to the large surface area of ...
Basiliscus plumifrons Cope, 1875 — green basilisk, plumed basilisk; Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann, 1828 — brown basilisk, striped basilisk; Corytophanes H. Boie in Schlegel, 1826: Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem, 1820) — helmeted iguana; Corytophanes hernandesii (Wiegmann, 1831) — Hernandez's helmeted basilisk
Basilisks are quite large lizards, especially the plumed basilisk. Casquehead lizards are quite large lizards. In particular, the genus Basiliscus typically measures 70–75 cm (28–30 in). [49] [50] But the largest species in this group is the plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), frequently growing to 91 cm (36 in). [51]
The name Pleurodonta was first used by paleontologist and herpetologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1864, although he used it in a different sense than it is used today. Because of this difference, the name Iguanoidea has been proposed as a replacement for Pleurodonta in phylogenetic nomenclature .
Common Names Example Species Example Photo Agamidae Spix, 1825: Agamas: Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) Chamaeleonidae Gray, 1825: Chameleons: Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Corytophanidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989: Casquehead lizards: Plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Crotaphytidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989: Collared and ...
Brown basilisk; C. Common basilisk; P. Plumed basilisk; W. Western basilisk This page was last edited on 8 June 2021, at 17:22 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The common basilisk is named for the creature of Greek mythology made up of parts of a rooster, snake, and lion which could turn a man to stone by its gaze: the basilisk. [3] Its generic, specific, and common names all derive from the Greek basilískos (βασιλίσκος), meaning 'little king'.