Brown basilisks are one of the lizards nicknamed the 'Jesus lizard' for their ability to...

Green iguanas, cane toads, black rats, lionfish, fire ants, oscars and brown basilisk lizards are common in the park.

The Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus; in some areas referred to as "common basilisk") is one species of basilisk lizard.

The Brown Basilisk's generic name basiliscus is taken from the creature of Greek mythology made up of parts of a rooster, snake, and lion which could turn a man to stone by its gaze: the Basilisk.

And then there are the lizards: brown anoles, bark anoles, Cuban knight and Puerto Rican crested anoles, South American brown basilisks, plus various geckos, iguanas and curlytailed lizards from around the world.

Brown basilisks are one of the lizards nicknamed the 'Jesus lizard' for their ability to...

Green iguanas, cane toads, black rats, lionfish, fire ants, oscars and brown basilisk lizards are common in the park.

The Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus; in some areas referred to as "common basilisk") is one species of basilisk lizard.

The Brown Basilisk's generic name basiliscus is taken from the creature of Greek mythology made up of parts of a rooster, snake, and lion which could turn a man to stone by its gaze: the Basilisk.

And then there are the lizards: brown anoles, bark anoles, Cuban knight and Puerto Rican crested anoles, South American brown basilisks, plus various geckos, iguanas and curlytailed lizards from around the world.

Large lizards such as the Striped basilisk, Black iguana and Green iguana are probably the country's most regularly encountered reptiles.

"I am sure this lizard was a Basiliscus amoratus, a striped basilisk lizard, found here in Costa Rica and also in Honduras.

This species infects the striped basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), Basiliscus plumbifrons and Iguana iguana rhinolopha.

The Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus; in some areas referred to as "common basilisk") is one species of basilisk lizard.

P. basilisci - the strpped basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)

This species infects the striped basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), Basiliscus plumbifrons and Iguana iguana rhinolopha.

The Brown Basilisk or Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus; in some areas referred to as "common basilisk") is one species of basilisk lizard.