Green Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons
Adult green basilisks are arboreal lizards of rainforest edges, riverbanks, and swampy stream corridors. They eat insects, small vertebrates, flowers, and fruit, using quick lunges from branches or the ground. When alarmed, they can sprint bipedally across the water surface for short distances before swimming or diving. Males develop tall crests on the head, back, and tail that are used in display.
- Type
- Swift / Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Green Basilisk Hatchling
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- Green Basilisk