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Basilisk

Image # 1D_02352

Tortuguero Lodge Grounds, Costa Rica

Canon 600L/f4 IS with 1.4x II Teleconverter

ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/250 second

Manual Metering, 500EX/BB at 0

Gitzo 1329/ArcaSwiss B1/Wimberley Sidekick

 


 

We saw several of these while at Tortuguero. Also called the "Jesus Christ lizard," my wife had the chance to observe the behavior for which it has this name. She found one at the edge of a small pond, and when she got too close, it took off, splashing across the pond's surface, literally walking on water.