Plumed Basilisk #4

by Winston D Munnings

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Plumed Basilisk #4

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Winston D Munnings

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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The Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), also called a Green Basilisk or double crested basilisk, is a species of lizard native to Latin America. Its natural range covers a swath from Mexico to Ecuador. The plumed basilisk’s generic name basiliscus is taken from the creature of Greek mythology made up of parts of a rooster, snake, and lion which could turn a man to stone by its gaze: the Basilisk. This name derives from the Greek basilískos meaning “little king”. Plumed basilisks are omnivorous and eat insects, small mammals (such as rodents), smaller species of lizards, fruits and flowers. Their predators include raptors, opossums and snakes.

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