Plumed basilisk
by Ruth Jolly
Title
Plumed basilisk
Artist
Ruth Jolly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Plumed Basilisk reaches a total length of 70 – 75 cm (up to 90cm), whereby the tail is 2,1/2 up to 3 times as long as the body. The color is a brilliant green, but also dark green and blue-green. From the neck to the tail base there is a row of white-yellow to bluish spots. On the flanks, there is a second row of such spots. The belly is yellow. The males have a very conspicuous double helmet and a toothed crest on their back and tail. They eat insects, snails, frogs, fish, and smaller lizards, but also flowers and fruit. Females reach their sexual maturity at 15 – 18 months. Several times per year the female lays up to 15 eggs after a gestation period of apx. 50 days into a self-made hollow in the ground. The clutch is covered with the substrate and is then left. The young hatch after a period of 55 to 105 days. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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July 14th, 2017
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