Tag: Basiliscus vittatus

Basiliscus vittatus, 11 June 2016

Basiliscus vittatus, the Brown basilisk; Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016). Check out that fantastic crest! This is a good-sized Brown basilisk, a non-native species now well-established throughout portions of the Florida peninsula, photographed in Miami-Dade county. This is a fairly speedy species, and… Continue Reading “Basiliscus vittatus, 11 June 2016”

Basiliscus vittatus, 11 June 2016

Basiliscus vittatus, the Brown basilisk; Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016). Native to Central America, the Brown basilisk has steadily been gaining ground within the Floridian peninsula. While this non-native species is still mostly concentrated throughout coastal southeast Florida, they have been observed as… Continue Reading “Basiliscus vittatus, 11 June 2016”