Monday 16 May 2011

SWIMMING LIZARD

My swimming companion this afternoon!
It was a female Basilisk lizard, nicknamed the “Jesus Christ” lizard for its ability to run on water.  They can sprint at about 1.5m or 5 feet per second but this one was swimming steadily from the island to the mainland! She was only a juvenile as they grow up to 2 feet including the long black-striped tail.
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