Western Basilisk, Bahia Solano, Colombia

This was a quick welcome hike after arriving at our beach lodge in Bahia Solano. The beach, the lodges, the garden behind it, were full of this species. Hundreds of them. A very entertaining species to watch, constantly running and stopping and running in and endless loop. Closeup:

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Claire Hamilton

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Perfect shot Ferdy! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks, Claire! This was actually the one day I was sick on this travel :) Luckily they sit very still. Posted 7 years ago

Jivko Nakev

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Wow, great shot! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Jivko! Posted 7 years ago

Christine Young

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Great shot and information. Aren't these the lizards that can run on water? Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Yes, they are! The common basilisk is named after it: the Jezus Christ lizard.
  
  Coincedentally, JungleDragon is named after this lizard as it was a breakthrough moment in my life that inspired me to build JungleDragon:
  
  Longer story here:
  https://www.jungledragon.com/forum/27/wildlife_stories/517/jungledragon_how_it_came_to_be.html Posted 7 years ago
2. Ferdy Christant
  
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  And not to forget our mascotte in full size:
  https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*BPF6RhVQkLG_kFG11asJjQ.png Posted 7 years ago
3. 1. Christine Young
    
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    Wow! Absolutely awesome story (and writing and spotting)! Your passion drives this site and makes it so vibrant and inspiring. Love it! Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
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      Thanks so much, Christine. Ultimately the community drives the site, but somebody does have to build it :) Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
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        True, and this is a great community and you've done an awesome job. Love this site! Posted 7 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
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        Thank you, that really means a lot. Posted 7 years ago