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Basic information
Basiliscus vittatus
Brown Basilisk
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyHelmet lizards
GenusBasilisks
- Czech name
- Bazilišek páskovaný
- English name
- Brown Basilisk
- Alternative names
- Bazilišek pruhovaný, Common Basilisk, Pasarrios, Streifenbasilisk, Striped Basilisk
- Synonyms
- Basiliscus (Cristasaura) nuchalis, Cristasaurus mitrella, Daconura bivittata, Dactylocalotes elisa
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 225 mm
- Body mass
- max 398.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 38 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 9.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 34.7–37.6 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.5–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–18 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–7 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 68CY8 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11494 · dryad-v5