Arham basilisk
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Basilisk (B.plumifrons)
By: Arham.KFessenden
Gr.6
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Scientific Classification
• Common name: Green/Plumed BasiliskKingdom: AnimiliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertabrataClass: SouropsidaOrder: SquatmataSuborder: sauria and iguanaFamily: CorytophanidaeGenus: BasilicusSpecies: B.plumifrons
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Appearance
Webbed feet
Three crests on its back
Green/Brown scaly skin.
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Habitat
• Basilisks live in swamps, forests and near bodies of water located in South and Central America
South America
Central America
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Life Cycle
• Females lay 5-15 eggs in warm/damp sand/soil. These eggs hatch in 8-10 weeks into fully independent lizards.
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Diet
• Basilisks eat insects, small mammals, smaller lizards, fruits and flowers.
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Predators
• The basilisks predators are birds of prey, opossums and snakes
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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.
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Human impact on their environment
• Humans are impacting basilisks environments by carelessly polluting their environment
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How we can help Basilisks?
• We can help basilisks by keeping swamps, forests and bodies of water clean and free of litter.
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Interesting Facts
• The basilisk can run up to 10-20 meters on water!
• They sprint up to 5 feet per second!
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References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumed_basilisk
• http://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/green-basilisk-lizards-eat-insects-rodents-and-runs-on-water/
• Animal by Dorling Kindersley
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