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Green Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green IguanaIguana iguana
Brown BasiliskBasiliscus vittatus
Black Spiny-tailed IguanaCtenosaura similis
Barker's AnoleAnolis barkeri
Water AnoleAnolis aquaticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 3,664 |
|---|---|
| Provincia Limón | 1,400 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 1,234 |
| Provincia Heredia | 792 |
| Provincia Cartago | 169 |
| Panama | 65 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 51 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 32 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 28 |
| United States | 11 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Helmeted Lizards · Corytophanidae |
| Genus | Basilisks · Basiliscus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Green Basilisk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.