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This creature is a Hind-Legged Lizzard and it is not poisonous though it will be very painful. Take big caution for this lizzard will stand when frighten. If you see this lizzard take big caution back up slowly and run. If you are bitten there is siliva that comes from the teeth and that will cause the swelling in the body part where you are bitten. REPEAT: not poisonous, WILL bite, Take CAUTION and run.
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What is the common latin name for basilisk lizard?
Basilisk is the common name. Basiliscus is the first part of the latin name for 4 species. A common name for the basiliscus vittatus is the "jesus lizard" and its also called the striped or brown basilisk. Then there are the plumed, the western or red-headed and the common basilisks.
Do basilisks hibernate?
Yes The lizards in the genus basiliscus are diurnal.
Where do basilisk live?
AnswerTypically it is a legendary creature (a serpent or dragon), but the name Basilisk has also been applied to a group of iguana-like lizards (Basiliscus), found on the banks of rivers and streams in Central and South America and Mexico.
What is a basilisk lizard?
Not closely. They are both reptiles, are so are related in that sense, just as you are related to a rabbit (or a fox or a bear...). If we go far enough back, lizards and dinosaurs share a common ancestors, which was probably something that looked superficially like a lizard, or the surviving tuatara which is found only in New Zealand. However, the dinosaurs' real surviving relatives are birds and crocodiles
When did Basiliscus die?
Basiliscus died in 476.
When did Marcus - son of Basiliscus - die?
Marcus - son of Basiliscus - died in 476.
What is the scientific name for the lizard that walks on water?
The scientific name for the lizard that walks on water is "Basiliscus basiliscus," commonly known as the Jesus Christ lizard due to its ability to run on the surface of water using its powerful hind legs.
Is a basilisk real?
no, it is just a legend but there is a lizard found in tropical America that is called Basiliscus lizard. Basiliscus is the genus in which the basilisk lizard (all subspecies) are found.
What kind of snake is on the Mexican flag?
A rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
Do basilisks exist?
The legendary Basilisk, or King of Serpents, does not exist, but lizards and other reptiles such as the Basiliscus lizard, do exist.
Is their an animal called basilisk?
Yes, but its a lizard, not a feral cat. No, but there is a thype of tropical american lizard called a basiliscus.
How are basilisks and cockatrices connected?
A basilisk is born from a serpent's egg being hatched by a rooster or a hen.A cockatrice is born from a hen's egg hatched by a serpent.Or...From the Cockatrice article on Wikipedia:"The translation from basiliscus to cockatrice was effected when the basiliscus in Bartholomeus Anglicus' De proprietatibus rerum (ca 1260) was translated by John Trevisa as cockatrice (1397).[5]5. Breiner 1979:35."
What reptile names start with the letter B?
Members of the Basiliscus genus of lizards, commonly known as Basilisks. Also the box tortoise or box turtle.
What is the common latin name for basilisk lizard?
Basilisk is the common name. Basiliscus is the first part of the latin name for 4 species. A common name for the basiliscus vittatus is the "jesus lizard" and its also called the striped or brown basilisk. Then there are the plumed, the western or red-headed and the common basilisks.
Do basilisks hibernate?
Yes The lizards in the genus basiliscus are diurnal.
What kind of lizard can stand on water?
well i know a jesus lizard (Common Basilisk) can run on water.they are also the worlds fastest lizard, running over 37 mph at best.
