The document summarizes information about the green/plumed basilisk lizard. It describes the basilisk's classification, appearance with three crests on its back and green/brown scaly skin, habitat in swamps and forests of South and Central America, life cycle of laying eggs that hatch in 8-10 weeks, diet of small animals and insects, and predators of birds of prey and snakes. The basilisk contributes to biodiversity by controlling insect and small animal populations. Humans impact their environment through pollution, and they can be helped by keeping their habitats clean.

1. Basilisk (B.plumifrons)
By: Arham.K
Fessenden
Gr.6

2. Scientific Classification
• Common name: Green/Plumed Basilisk
Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertabrata
Class: Souropsida
Order: Squatmata
Suborder: sauria and iguana
Family: Corytophanidae
Genus: Basilicus
Species: B.plumifrons

3. Appearance
Three crests on its back
Green/Brown scaly skin.
Webbed feet

4. Habitat
• Basilisks live in swamps, forests and near
bodies of water located in South and
Central America
Central America
South America

5. Life Cycle
• Females lay 5-15 eggs in warm/damp
sand/soil. These eggs hatch in 8-10 weeks
into fully independent lizards.

6. Diet
• Basilisks eat insects, small mammals,
smaller lizards, fruits and flowers.

7. Predators
• The basilisks predators are birds of prey,
opossums and snakes

8. Contribution to the Diversity of life
• Basilisks contribute to the diversity of life
by keeping the population of insects, small
mammals, and smaller lizards under
control.

9. Human impact on their
environment
• Humans are impacting basilisks
environments by carelessly polluting their
environment

10. How we can help Basilisks?
• We can help basilisks by keeping swamps,
forests and bodies of water clean and free
of litter.

11. Interesting Facts
• The basilisk can run up to 10-20 meters on
water!
• They sprint up to 5 feet per second!

12. References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumed_basilis
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• http://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/20
09/02/16/green-basilisk-lizards-eat-
insects-rodents-and-runs-on-water/
• Animal by Dorling Kindersley

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