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 Free picture (Common Basiliscus) from https://torange.biz/common-basiliscus-10329 | RESEARCH QUESTION Why are Basilisk Lizards able to run on water? |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | TYPE | DIET Omnivore | GROUP | LIFESPAN | SIZE |
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| -Basiliscus plumifrons | -A basilisk lizard is a Reptile | -This amazing animal is a omnivore -Its diet includes insects, small mammals like rodents, smaller species of lizards, fruits and flowers | -it is believed they live in solitary | -The average lifespan is seven years in captivity | -green basilisk lizard is about 2 feet in length including there long whip lang tail |
DId you know …
TOE PADS
- have long toes on their rear feet with fringe-like scales that spread out from a folded state
- air get trapped under their toe pads allow them to “walk on water”
- can reach speed of almost five feet per second
- the Basilisk lizard has very long toes
- the fringed skin unfolds when in the water.
LONG LEGS
- when it starts its running on water it uses its front legs to gain speed
TAIL
- most striking feature of a green basilisk is the large dorsal crests than run down its back and tail.
CONCLUSION
when I chose this animal I had a burning question about how it could walk on water.I cannot tell you how good it felt to be able to answer this question.
Take a look at these videos to find out how how this amazing creature is able to walk on water.
Amazing animals that walk on water
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/06/19/amazing-animals-that-walk-on-water
Basilisk lizard runs on water to catch a butterfly, rate my science
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF-UMgdkph4>