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Gato Moteado

(10,203 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:50 AM Feb 2026

jesus christ.....

....lizard! also known as the basilisk:

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jesus christ..... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Feb 2026 OP

Well, isn't he handsome! hlthe2b Feb 2026 #1

Not exactly JC EYESORE 9001 Feb 2026 #2

Cool close-up Gato! Not pretty, but I'll bet his momma loves him. George McGovern Feb 2026 #3

Dinosaurs didn't die skydive forever Feb 2026 #4

Good one! calimary Feb 2026 #11

Why the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard? ... Ranting Randy Feb 2026 #5

exactly! Gato Moteado Feb 2026 #6

I really expected someone to post that...long before the 5th post Ranting Randy Feb 2026 #12

JC liz is right Dear_Prudence Feb 2026 #7

Great photo, dear Gato! And they can run on the water's surface? Wow. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2026 #8

He's fascinating. I love lizards, frogs and turtles TommieMommy Feb 2026 #9

Hahahahaha! Yes, I saw many of those Callalily Feb 2026 #10

Your photo is Nat Geo quality..great work Deuxcents Feb 2026 #13

hlthe2b

(115,151 posts)

1. Well, isn't he handsome!

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:07 AM

Feb 2026

Nice pic...

EYESORE 9001

(30,015 posts)

2. Not exactly JC

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:49 AM

Feb 2026

by he’s wearing a jaunty pope hat

George McGovern

(13,444 posts)

3. Cool close-up Gato! Not pretty, but I'll bet his momma loves him.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:51 AM

Feb 2026

skydive forever

(513 posts)

4. Dinosaurs didn't die

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:07 AM

Feb 2026

They just downsized.

calimary

(91,388 posts)

11. Good one!

Reply to skydive forever (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:49 PM

Feb 2026

Correction: Absolutely Freakin’ OUTSTANDING one!!!

Ranting Randy

(442 posts)

5. Why the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard? ...

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:06 PM

Feb 2026

...Because they can run across water for significant distances before sinking due to the large surface area of their feet.

Gato Moteado

(10,203 posts)

6. exactly!

Reply to Ranting Randy (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:13 PM

Feb 2026

and when you live where they are in the wild, you get to see it all the time. they run across the tops of my streams and ponds all the time.

Ranting Randy

(442 posts)

12. I really expected someone to post that...long before the 5th post

Reply to Ranting Randy (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:06 PM

Feb 2026

Dear_Prudence

(1,208 posts)

7. JC liz is right

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:25 PM

Feb 2026

Check out this video, "jesuslizard" https://share.google/J5IvT6CvSTDHXci4c

At about 50 seconds in the critter starts across the water. Nat Geo calls it the Jesus Christ lizard. 🦎🦎

CaliforniaPeggy

(157,221 posts)

8. Great photo, dear Gato! And they can run on the water's surface? Wow.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:33 PM

Feb 2026

That must be an amazing sight.

TommieMommy

(3,217 posts)

9. He's fascinating. I love lizards, frogs and turtles

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:45 PM

Feb 2026

Callalily

(15,436 posts)

10. Hahahahaha! Yes, I saw many of those

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:47 PM

Feb 2026

when I visited Costa Rica several years ago.

Deuxcents

(28,170 posts)

13. Your photo is Nat Geo quality..great work

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:19 AM

Feb 2026

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