Basilisk
Basilisk lizards, also known as Jesus Christ lizards or simply basilisks or Jesus lizards, are a type of lizard. They are about 70-75 cm long, when fully grown, and weigh about 80 grams. They live in South America. There are four different species. They can be very still and hard to see.
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| Genus: | Basiliscus Laurenti, 1768
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The basilisk can walk on water. It runs across the surface of a pond or pool, without sinking. Its speed keeps it from sinking. At the same time, its long tail helps it to balance.[1]
Basilisk Media
- Sint Michael Zwolle Stadszegel 1295.jpg
City seal of Zwolle from 1295 with the Archangel Michael killing a basilisk
- Muenchen Mariensaule Putti 03.jpg
A putto kills a basilisk, symbolic of Swedish occupiers and Protestant heresy, on the Mariensäule, Munich, erected in 1638.
- IMG 3734 - Milano - Stemma visconteo- sull'Arcivescovado - Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto - 15-jan-2007.jpg
Coat of arms, the biscione of the House of Visconti, on the Archbishops' palace in Piazza Duomo, Milan. The arms bear the initials IO.[HANNES] of Archbishop Giovanni Visconti (1342–1354).
References
- ↑ Ganeri, Anita (2000). Jungle Animals Over 100 Questions and Answers to Things You Want to Know. Dubai, U.A.E. ISBN 9780752559049.
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