basilisk lizard

English

Noun

basilisk lizard (plural basilisk lizards)

1. A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
   • 2006, Eric R. Pianka, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, page 73:

     My first impression was that the behavior was identical to that of Central American basilisk lizards (Basiliscus) or the South American lizard Uranoscodon, both of which run across water when approached.