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Basiliscus basiliscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Corytophanidae
genus
Basiliscus
species
Basiliscus basiliscus

Name

Synonyms
Basiliscus americanus Laurenti, 1768
Basiliscus barbouri Ruthven, 1914
Basiliscus guttulatus Cope, 1876
Basiliscus mitratus Daudin, 1802
Lacerta basiliscus Linnaeus, 1758
Lophosaura goodridgii Gray, 1852
Ophryessa bilineata Gray, 1839
Homonyms
Basiliscus basiliscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Basilic commun in French
Basilisc comú in Catalan–Valencian
Basilisco in Spanish
Basilisco comune in Italian
Basilisco común in Spanish
Basiliskit in Finnish
Bazilisk in Croatian
Brun Basilisk in Danish
Common Basilisk in English
Common Basilisk in English
Common Basilisk in English
Common basilisk in English
Helmbasilisk in German
Helmbasilisk in German
Jesus Christ lizard in English
Lagarto jesucristo común in Spanish
Meracho in Spanish
Toloque centroamericano in Spanish
bazilišek hřebenatý in Czech
sisakos baziliszkusz in Hungarian
Василіск звичайний in Ukrainian
Шаломаносны васіліск in Belarusian
Шлемоносный василиск in Russian
בסיליסק מצוי in Hebrew
இயேசுப் பல்லி in Tamil
チャイロバシリスク in Japanese
Common Basilisk in English
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