The plumed basilisk, also called the green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America.
Image: Green Basilisk, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Image: Green basilisk female
Male plumed basilisk
A plumed basilisk at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Corytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized.
Corytophanidae
Image: Basiliscus galeritus 176994214
Image: Corytophanes percarinatus 44897832
Image: Julio's casquehead iguana (Laemanctus julioi)