Basiliscus galeritus, Western Basilisk. Assessment by: Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Arredondo, J.C. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.. View on Citation: . The western basilisk, or red-headed basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus), is a large species of corytophanid lizard from northwestern South America. (Source. SpeciesBasiliscus galeritusWestern Basilisk. ADW Pocket Guides on the iOS App Store! The Animal Diversity Web team is excited to announce ADW Pocket.

Basiliscus galeritus

Articles with ‘species’ microformats All stub articles. This species is not native to the island, and thus, is endangering native species that reside on the island, such as the endemic blue anole Anolis gorgonae.

Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates. The western basiliskor red-headed basilisk Basiliscus galeritusis a large species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. Views Read Edit View history.

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The western basilisk is common and not threatened. University of Chicago Press. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students.

Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: It has no back flap.

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Help us improve the site by taking our survey. Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives. On the back it has a small crest similar to that of gaoeritus individuals of the common basilisk.

Jesus lizard (Basiliscus galeritus)

To cite this page: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Mindo. This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The throat is white to yellow.

ADW doesn’t cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. The western basilisk has been introduced to Gorgona Island, Colombia.

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Bilateria bilaterally symmetrical animals.

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Superclass Gnathostomata jawed vertebrates. Additional Information Encyclopedia of Life.

This page was last edited on 31 Marchat The Animal Diversity Web online. Retrieved from ” https: Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot galeritis all information in those accounts.

Western Basilisk Basiliscus galeritus. Western basilisk The head of a western basilisk.

It may have a narrow white stripe or a row of white dots on each side. In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies. The species is basiliscuss to northwestern South America. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.