Jesus lizard
My cute and knowledgeable five year old nephew taught me about the Jesus Lizard when I was in Oregon this past weekend. Although this is not the formal Latin name(although Spinner could tell us what that was), the folk name is quite apropos.
posted by Melody at
9:50 PM
2 Comments:
MJW,
Thanks for the introduction.
The Plumed basilik (Basiliscus plumifrons) is also known as the Jesus lizard for its ability to run across the water without sinking. He is a tropical lizard (ranging from Costa Rica to Ecuador), so I hope your nephew keeps him warm in Oregon.
Here is a lnk to the Wiki page about them:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_lizard
Better yet, here is an entire website devoted to this little green wonder: http://www.plumifrons.com
If you are a Latin-phile, you would be interested in the genus "Basiliscus" as well.
Sp
By
Filatore, at 4:50 AM
Spinner,
I knew you'd come through for me!
By
Melody, at 3:03 PM
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