World Lizard Day is observed on August 14 every year. This day celebrates these incredible reptiles that have been around for ...

In terms of running style, the kinematics (ways of moving) used by the lizards when walking on water are markedly different from those used on land. The lizard flicks its feet out to the side ...

The critter is known as the "Jesus Christ Lizard" because it can run across the water using "rapid movements of their rear legs and feet" to “slap” and “stroke” the water, according to the ...

Known colloquially as the “Jesus Christ Lizard,” this reptile is most well-known for its ability to walk on water. When chasing prey, it can stand upright on its hind legs and run across the ...

The lizard was first observed in Florida in 1963, thought to have been dumped in the wild as pet lizards often are in Florida. The basilisk had reached as far north as Sebastian Inlet by 2008.

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 recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard ...

The common basilisk lizard is known as the Jesus Christ lizard for its astounding ability to literally run on water. Found mostly in Central American rainforests, the lizards bask in the trees to warm ...

“A young basilisk lizard can run 60 feet over water,” she said. The heavier adults sink a bit in the water and seem “more like motorboats” as they flee a predator or pursue their own small ...