Basilisk Lizard facts: they're also known as Jesus Christ lizards | Animal Fact Files

On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some lizards who can defy gravity itself by walking on water. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license*, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: Thore Noernberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LToIo_5veYI; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0vq1ohfu-8 PLOS Media - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tayZBgQki5g Stay Colorful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJkFsAWzyoY snydert1778 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7r3hybaytU John Ambrose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwGrFVla2Ak robbertimpreza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuVXQQlK4s Credits via Flickr: M M - https://www.flickr.com/photos/43423301@N07/14044668147; https://www.flickr.com/photos/43423301@N07/14231012814 Brian Gratwicke - https://www.flickr.com/photos/briangratwicke/5991028759 Greg Schechter - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregthebusker/18588459060 Steve Jurvestson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/44124348109@N01/4209574159 Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/7087152713 gailhampshire - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/42104693342 Alan Schimierer - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/14226186003 Emilia Murray - https://www.flickr.com/photos/threefingers/2589967019 Steve Harbula - https://www.flickr.com/photos/steveharbula/696844321 kansasphoto - https://www.flickr.com/photos/34022876@N06/3469074701 Credits via Wiki Users: Assinanir - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_3.jpg Franz Xaver - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_basiliscus_2.jpg Derkarts - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_vittatus_lizard_on_a_rock,_Costa_Rica_(2009).jpg Schekinov Alexey Victorovich - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_vittatus_lizard_on_a_rock,_Costa_Rica_(2009).jpg Lucas Vogel - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilic_vert_(Basiliscus_plumifrons).jpg Florian Burandt - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:500px_photo_(122671625).jpeg Hans Hillewaert - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_plumifrons_(Ca%C3%B1o_Negro).jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_plumifrons_(Costa_Rica).jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_plumifrons_-_Ca%C3%B1o_Negro.jpg Alfio Adriano Dal Poz - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basiliscus_plumifrons_basilisco_piumato.jpg Joseph C Boone - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Basalisk.jpg Connor Long - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Basilisk,_Alajuela,_Costa_Rica.jpg Ltshears - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreenBasilisk_BasiliscusPlumifrons.jpg Charles J Sharp - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_green_basilisk_head.JPG Marcel Burkard - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plumedbasiliskcele4.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stirnlappenbasilisk3cele4.jpg Lietuvos zoologijos sodas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baziliskas.jpg Other attributions: felix.blume - https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/328300 InspectorJ - https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339324 starlord827 - https://freesound.org/people/starlord827/sounds/133810 Adrianh Martinez Orozco - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34629889 Don Loarie - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/32275978 Websites used for research collection: https://books.google.com/books?id=HDNQ2bba3QcC https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdKcDwAAQBAJ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/green-basilisk-lizard http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=Basiliscus&submit=Search http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Basiliscus&species=basiliscus&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Basiliscus%27%29%29 http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Basiliscus&species=galeritus&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Basiliscus%27%29%29 http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Basiliscus&species=plumifrons&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Basiliscus%27%29%29 http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Basiliscus&species=vittatus&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Basiliscus%27%29%29 https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Basiliscus_vittatus https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Basiliscus_basiliscus *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles

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