Belize Lizards



Black Iguana (Ctenosaura_similis) 1090
Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) 1089		 Black Iguana (Ctenosaura_similis) 1090
Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) 1090		 Black Iguana (Ctenosaura_similis) 1091
Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) 1091		 Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus_vittatus) 1127 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1127
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus_vittatus) 1128 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1128		 Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus_vittatus) 1129 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1129		 Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus_vittatus) 1130 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1130		 Brown Basilisk(Basiliscus_vittatus)1131 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1131
Brown Basilisk(Basiliscus_vittatus)1132 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1132		 Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus_vittatus) 1133 If you see a fleet-footed lizard running on its hind legs, chances are you have glimpsed a brown basilisk. Known locally as “Jesus Christ lizards”, these alert and wary lizards can run across the surface of water to escape enemies. Males sport a crest to intimidate rivals and attract females.
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) 1133		 Brown Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus_cherriei) 1095
Brown Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus cherriei) 1095		 Green Iguana (Iguana_iguana)1543 Belizeans call the dragon-like male green iguana “garobo.” Belize’s largest lizard, it can reach six feet. This vegetarian often perches high in trees along waterways and drops into the water when alarmed. Also called “bamboo chicken,” green iguana populations are diminishing because of over-hunting.
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) 1543
Green Iguana (Iguna_iguana) 1544 Belizeans call the dragon-like male green iguana “garobo.” Belize’s largest lizard, it can reach six feet. This vegetarian often perches high in trees along waterways and drops into the water when alarmed. Also called “bamboo chicken,” green iguana populations are diminishing because of over-hunting.
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) 1543
Hernandez's Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes hernandezii) 1119
Hernandez's Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes hernandezii) 1120
Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes cristatus) 1546
Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes_cristatus) 1547 Helmeted basilisks perch inconspicuously on rainforest tree trunks and lianas, relying on their camouflage to avoid detection. Their red eyes, dark eye markings, and head casque afford them a grotesque appearance that belies their gentle nature. They eat beetle larvae and other insects.
Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes cristatus) 1546		 Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1121
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1121		 Turnip-tailedGecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1122
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1122		 Turnip-tailedGecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1123
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1123
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1124
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1124		 Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1125
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1125		 Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus_rapicauda) 1126
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) 1126		 Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma_flavimaculatum) 1137
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) 1137
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma_flavimaculatum) 1138
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) 1138		 Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma_flavimaculatum) 1139
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) 1139		 Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1112
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1112		 Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1113
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1113
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1114
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1114		 Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1115
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1115		 Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1116
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1116		 Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1117
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1117
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx_elegans) 1118
Yucatan Banded Gecko (Coleonyx elegans) 1118		      

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