Basilisk lizards are medium-sized reptiles with long, slender bodies and tails that make up most of their length. Adult green basilisks, for example, can reach up to 3 feet (0.9 meters), including ...

Living in the rainforests of South America, there lives a lizard that can walk on water. Called the basilisk lizard, this tropical reptile makes a great pet for an experienced caretaker ...

Far too heavy to be supported by surface tension, basilisk lizards and western grebes can sprint for short distances on water. To mark the 2024 Paris Olympics, Nicole Sharp examines the physics behind ...

In a release, UF wildlife specialists say brown basilisk lizards are spreading across south and central Florida and may be having a negative impact on our environment. Recommended Videos “It is ...

And possibly in a pond near you. Unlike Jesus, though, brown basilisk lizards — native to Central America — are ferocious predators. And scientists are worried about the lizard's spread into ...

When fleeing, they sprint away on their hind legs, and younger ones have the uncanny ability to run on water, prompting some to proclaim them the “Jesus lizard.” A brown basilisk lizard at the ...

The common basilisk lizard is known as the Jesus Christ lizard for its astounding ability to literally run on water. Found mostly in Central American rainforests, the lizards bask in the trees to warm ...

Stroud suspects that the longer legs helped the browns run faster to escape predators such as herons, egrets, mocking birds and larger invasive brown basilisk lizards from Central America.