Western basilisk
Basiliscus galeritus Duméril, 1851
Status not recordedlizards
The western basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus) is a species in the family Corytophanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 29.3 g and reach 10.1 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the western basilisk
- Weight
- 29.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 10.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 4.8 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 79.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5 – 10src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the western basilisk?
Where does the western basilisk live?
Not recorded
Is the western basilisk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the western basilisk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyCorytophanidae
- genusBasiliscus
- SpeciesBasiliscus galeritus Duméril, 1851
Synonyms Ptenosaura seemanni
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- bazilišek kohoutíCzech
- EkuadorbasiliskGerman
- Basilisco de cabeza rojaSpanish
- Lagarto Jesucristo de Cabeza RojaSpanish
- Toloque sudamericano de cabeza rojaSpanish
- Basilic de l'OuestFrench
- Basilic à tête rougeFrench
- ギザギザバシリスクJapanese
- Хохлатый василискRussian
Relatives of the western basilisk
Other species in the same genus Basiliscus.
Green Basiisk
Basiliscus plumifrons
Common basilisk
Basiliscus basiliscus
Brown basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
CompareWestern basilisk vs Green BasiiskWestern basilisk vs Common basiliskWestern basilisk vs Brown basilisk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the western basilisk?
An adult western basilisk weighs 29.3 g and measures 10.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the western basilisk?
The western basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus) belongs to the family Corytophanidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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