Jesus Christ Lizard, (Basiliscus plumifrons) by Hedepo
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Jesus Christ Lizard, (Basiliscus plumifrons)
This beautiful Lizard is a Basiliscus plumifrons . Four known species of basilisk exist and are distributed from tropical Mexico down through Central America to northern South America.
The basilisk is also called the "Jesus Christ lizard" because of its ability to walk on water. It supporting itself by the unsteady hydrodynamics as it strokes its rear feet through the water, opening up a ventilation pocket so that it can extract its foot without dragging it through the water
Photo taken in May 2008 in Burgers-Zoo in the Netherlands, in a greenhouse wilderness display. Even in this environment you need to be lucky to see this Lizard.
Thanks for your time,
Have a very nice day
Henk
Comments (17)
OMG! I have never seen anything like that before. Thanks for sharing. Maire
Wow! This image is terrific, and I learned all the new-to-me information from your interesting narrative! Thank you!
Excellent image, and yes also very steamy for the lens and camera Well done
Superb! And fascinating info!
i Love these guys! what a fabulous capture-
Now, at first, I was confused : I thought this was a picture taken in South America... Thanks for the great explanation about this amazing lizzard. Excellent shot, Henk !
Great capture! Never saw this lizard in the zoo.
Excellent capture.
Cute little green wonder this lizzy. Great color.
What an interesting looking lizard. Very nice find. Aloha
Excellent capture, great!!
Named because it walks on water? I would have guessed because if I stumbled on this with no warning the first thing out of my mouth would be "Jesus Christ! help me!" LOL Fabulous shot. Great opportunity taken well.
great capture
Thanks for your info. It's a splendid capture ;O)
Great shot, I tried doing that at the zoo and it's hard through dirty glass and harsh light. Well done!
Impressive shot ! Very attentive looking guy ... ;-) And thanks for that interesting info on this Lizard !
awesome gallery .. and what a great lizard!!!