Central America is home not only to the plumed basilisk, but also to the brown basilisk and the plain old common basilisk.
Like the Messiah, they are all capable of walking on water, or rather, running on water.In spite of their wondrous appearance, they too are still at the mercy of gravity, and were it not for their speed, aerodynamic design, and webbed feet, they would be drawn mercilessly under.
The Jesus Lizard.
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Die aus Mittelamerika stammenden Basilisken – neben dem Stirnlappenbasiliken findet man dort auch noch den Helm – und den Streifenbasilisken – sind auch fähig, dem Messias gleich über’s Wasser zu schweben, besser gesagt: sie müssen über‘s Wasser rennen, denn trotz ihres wundersamen Aussehens unterliegen sie natürlich auch immer noch der Schwerkraft.
Die "Messias-Echse"
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