The green basilisk lizard is also called ... but abundant natural predators like snakes and birds keep these amazing lizards on their toes.

Called the basilisk lizard, this tropical reptile makes a great pet for an experienced caretaker, and people come from all over the world to watch it defy gravity in its native habitat.

but habitat destruction and urban development pose significant threats to their populations. As countries clear rainforests for agriculture or construction, the natural habitats of basilisk lizards ...

The lizards have found ways to travel and survive amid human growth. County parks are prime habitat ... basilisk is a frequent visitor to our parks here in Broward,” says Broward County Natural ...

More than 60 live lizards ... Green Basilisk, Veiled Chameleon, Blue-tongued Skink, Rhinoceros Iguana, Eastern Green Mamba, and a fourteen-foot Burmese Python, The Water Monitor habitat is ...

But researchers say the concern goes way beyond anyone's lawn. "While it is unknown what the basilisk lizard's ecological and economic impacts are... some research suggests they might increase the ...

And possibly in a pond near you. Unlike Jesus, though, brown basilisk lizards — native to Central America — are ferocious predators. And scientists are worried about the lizard's spread into ...