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It is also known as the Jesus Christ lizard, Jesus lizard, South American Jesus lizard, or lagarto de Jesus Cristo for its ability to run on the surface of water.
Aufgrund des Brückenumbaus mussten aber die vier wuchtigen Basilisken 1936 entfernt werden. Leider sah man damals keine weitere Verwendung für die stolzen Vögel. So wurden Käufer gesucht. Dadurch fand einer im Hof der Liegenschaft Schützenmattstrasse 35 in Basel, einer auf der Rippertschwand in Meggen am Vierwaldstättersee und einer erst in Engelberg, dann am Genfersee in Nyon einen neuen Standplatz. Den vierten schenkte die Stadt der Langen Erlen in Basel. Wikipedia
A large male Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons). Photographed in the Arenal region of Costa Rica.
I really like these neat lizards. They are sit-and-wait predators and often allow a close approach.
Photographed in the lowland tropical forest of Costa Rica.
Photographed on a photo tour led by Juan Carlos Vindas of Neotropic Photo Tours.
February 2020
This brown Basilisk lizard ran right in front of my husband and I as we were walking the hotel grounds. It posed just long enough to get a few pictures before it disappeared. I think the way they run is so funny :-).
Unter den zahlreichen Werbe-Tangos der Baselland-Transport (BLT) sticht derzeit der Be6/10 Nr. 185 hervor. Am Barfüsserplatz präsentiert er sich in voller Schönheit.
This Green Basilisk is one of many interesting non-bird creatures that we found during our visit to Costa Rica earlier this month. Not too long after this photo was taken we saw one running across the surface of the water, quite an impressive feat!
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Basiliscus plumifrons
ⒺⓈⓅ - Basilisco de cabeza roja o basilisco occidental (Basiliscus galeritus).
ⒺⓃⒼ - Western basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus).
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© Ana Dracaena, Dracaena Photography.
This is the Basilisk fighter, rebuilt for classic space. I made some structural changes in the engine pods, to be able to do a cut-away hull for greebs attaching the guns, which I'm pretty happy with. Also built a little dad joke into the engines, using eggs and egg beaters in it. I tried to submit this to the Lego 90th anniversary Space competition on Ideas, but it was removed (not rejected, no message or anything).
Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica on the edge of Primary Rainforest.
This guy was massive and looked like he had been doing weights. Straight out of Jurassic Park!
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A trip to…Matera: it is an Italian city of Basilicata, its origins are very ancient, remote; Matera is characterized by the so-called "Sassi", they are a complex of districts consisting of Houses-Caves dug into the rock; in the past these houses-caves were evacuated (in 1952) by order of the then government, to prevent the Sassi from being a tangible manifestation of a poor and backward southern Italy, with the simultaneous construction of districts made up of new houses. Currently things have changed, the Sassi have been rediscovered and enhanced, they host B & Bs, restaurants, museums, exhibition halls in which to find exhibitions of modern art, and, thanks to their rediscovery, the Sassi have been recognized by UNESCO, heritage of humanity, and moreover, Matera has also been elected Capital of Culture of 2019.
The Sassi of Matera are therefore districts that constitute the oldest part of the city, there is the Sasso Barisano, there is the Sasso Caveoso, which are separated from each other by a Big Rock on which there is the "Civita", which is the central part of the old city, on top of which is the cathedral and noble palaces. In ancient times the inhabitants of the Sassi, exploiting the friability of the calcareous rock, created a complex system for conveying water into canals, which led to a network of cisterns, thus water, a precious element for those lands, immediately became available.
The Patron Saint of Matera is the Our Lady of Bruna, whose denomination has uncertain origins (there are various theories), I have photographed Her icon, visible in the Mother Church, and the Her statue with the Little Jesus in Her arms, which is carried in procession. The Sassi, due to their landscape features, were very often chosen to set a large number of films, just to mention a few, "the roaring years" by Luigi Zampa, "the Gospel according to Matthew" by Pier Paolo Pasolini, "Christ stopped at Eboli" by Francesco Rosi," the Passion of Christ" by Mel Gibson.
In my wanderings among the Sassi, I met many Street Artists, among them the artist Benedict Popescu, I also met a very nice Capuchin friar with a passion for photography, some sweet girls, Koreans, Beneventans and of Matera.
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Una gita a…..Matera: essa è una città italiana della Basilicata, le sue origini sono antichissime, remote; Matera è caratterizzata dai cosiddetti “Sassi”, sono un complesso di rioni costituiti da Case-Grotte scavate nella roccia; queste Case-Grotte in passato furono evacuate (nel 1952) per ordine dell’allora governo, per impedire che i Sassi potessero essere una manifestazione tangibile di una Italia meridionale povera ed arretrata, con la contemporanea realizzazione di rioni costituiti da case nuove. Attualmente le cose sono cambiate, i Sassi sono stati riscoperti e valorizzati, essi ospitano B&B, ristoranti, musei, sale espositive nelle quali trovare anche mostre di arte moderna, e, grazie alla loro riscoperta, i Sassi sono stati riconosciuti dall’UNESCO, patrimonio dell’umanità, ed inoltre, Matera è stata anche eletta Capitale della cultura del 2019.
I Sassi di Matera sono quindi rioni che costituiscono la parte più antica della città, c’è il Sasso Barisano, c’è il Sasso Caveoso, i quali sono separati tra di loro da una rocca sulla quale c’è la Civita, che è la parte centrale della città vecchia, sulla cui sommità si trova la cattedrale ed i palazzi nobiliari. In epoche remote gli abitanti dei Sassi, sfruttando la friabilità della roccia calcarea, si ingegnarono nel realizzare un complesso sistema di convogliamento delle acque in canali, che conducevano in una rete di cisterne, in tal modo l’acqua, elemnto preziosissimo per quelle terre, diveniva immediatamente disponibile.
La Santa Patrona di Matera è la Madonna della Bruna, la cui denominazione ha origini incerte (vi sono varie teorie), io ho fotografato sia la sua icona, visibile nella chiesa Madre, sia la statua con in braccio il Bambinello, che viene portata in processione. I Sassi, per le loro caratteristiche paesaggistiche, sono stati molto spesso scelti per ambientare numerosissimi film, solo per ricordarne alcuni, “gli anni ruggenti” di Luigi Zampa, “il Vangelo secondo Matteo” di Pier Paolo Pasolini, “Cristo si è fermato ad Eboli” di Francesco Rosi, “la Passione di Cristo” di Mel Gibson.
Nel mio peregrinare tra i Sassi, ho incontrato molti Artisti di Strada, tra essi l’artista Benedict Popescu, credo unico nel suo genere, ho incontrato inoltre, un gentilissimo frate cappuccino con la passione della fotografia, delle dolcissime ragazze, Coreane, Beneventane e di Matera.
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Fact:
Green crested basilisks most often live near water. Thanks to their speed, ability to run on their hind legs, and special scales on their feet, they are able to sprint at 7 mph across the surface of the water!
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Basilisk, common name 'Jesus Christ' lizard, taken in the Evergreen Lodge area of Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Photographed in the lowland tropical forest of Costa Rica.
Photographed on a photo tour led by Juan Carlos Vindas of Neotropic Photo Tours.
February 2020
This is my last Basilisk, for now. I have some other ideas I think would look good, and one I hit the wall on parts availability with (olive and dark red), but other projects beckon. So, I give you the Blacktron version, rejected from the Lego Ideas space competition for the 90th anniversary, as not being new.
Costa Rica - The plumed basilisk, also called the green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America. The plumed basilisk's native range spans southern Mexico and northern Colombia