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I didn't get the focal point right on his eyeball like I should have, but still a shot I'm pleased with.
There was one of these on a leafy tree branch that I never did see because of its excellent camouflage
Basiliscus plumifrons. This lizard is also sometimes called the "Jesus Christ Lizard" because of its ability to run across water on two legs for a short distance.
California Academy of Sciences
Images from morning walk in the west Miramar (FL) wetlands.
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Also known as the Jesus Christ Lizard as it can walk on water. This was taken on a boat trip in Tortuguero where another tourist shouted out "Oh look there's a Jesus wept lizard", now forever known as that by us
Tortuguero, day 1 & 2
The Green Basilisk Lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognisable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.
Not 100%, but pretty sure it is the Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons).
Taken at Omaha Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska.