Posted October 21, 2020
There are several basilisk lizards in Guatemala:
- Guatemalan helmeted basilisk, Corytophanes percarinatus
- Golden-colored Smoothhead helmeted basilisk, Corytophanes cristatus
- Yellow Striped Basilisk, Basiliscus vittatus
- Common Basilisk, Basiliscus basiliscus, Peten, Guatemala
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Basilisk lizard, Corytophanes cristatus, Municipio de Livingston, Departamento de Izabal, Guatemala, Central America. Notice the change in color on this Corytophanes cristatus, basilisk lizard at Tapon Creek nature reserve, capably managed by Fundaeco, in Municipio de Livingston, photographed Oct. 10, 2020 with iPhone 11 Pro by Nicholas Hellmuth, FLAAR Photo Archive. | |
While on a field trip to the Caribbean coastal area of the Municipio de Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala, someone noticed a basilisk. UVG university student Boris Llamas identified this as a Corytophanes cristatus. You can see lots of photos of this camouflaged lizard on our webpage.
We are now preparing a photo essay with dozens more photos, especially to show the various colors it changed to (it’s not a chameleon, but it can change from brown gray to green).
