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brown basilisk, striped basilisk

Basiliscus vittatus

Description:

This lizard is the one that run with just their two back feet.

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brown basilisk, striped basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus Female Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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5 Comments

AlejandraNava
AlejandraNava 13 years ago

Thank you for your comments, then is a Basilisk one.

MikeVanValen
MikeVanValen 13 years ago

It's definitely a Basilisk. Not sure on species but of the genus Basiliscus.

MitchRay
MitchRay 13 years ago

Maybe a young Basiliscus vittatus?

pablo.r.arevalo
pablo.r.arevalo 13 years ago

The kink in the regenerated tail is pretty awesome. Nice picture!

peter
peter 13 years ago

The bipedalism makes me think it's a Zebra-tailed Lizard, not sure which specific genus though.

AlejandraNava
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AlejandraNava

Tabasco, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 3, 2008
Submitted on Mar 3, 2011

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