jesus christ.....

[Gato Moteado]

....lizard! also known as the basilisk:

[hlthe2b]

1. Well, isn't he handsome!

Nice pic...

[EYESORE 9001]

2. Not exactly JC

by he’s wearing a jaunty pope hat

[George McGovern]

3. Cool close-up Gato! Not pretty, but I'll bet his momma loves him.

[skydive forever]

4. Dinosaurs didn't die

They just downsized.

[calimary]

11. Good one!

Correction: Absolutely Freakin’ OUTSTANDING one!!!

[Ranting Randy]

5. Why the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard? ...

...Because they can run across water for significant distances before sinking due to the large surface area of their feet.

[Gato Moteado]

6. exactly!

and when you live where they are in the wild, you get to see it all the time. they run across the tops of my streams and ponds all the time.

[Dear_Prudence]

7. JC liz is right

Check out this video, "jesuslizard" https://share.google/J5IvT6CvSTDHXci4c

At about 50 seconds in the critter starts across the water. Nat Geo calls it the Jesus Christ lizard. 🦎🦎

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Great photo, dear Gato! And they can run on the water's surface? Wow.

That must be an amazing sight.

[TommieMommy]

9. He's fascinating. I love lizards, frogs and turtles

[Callalily]

10. Hahahahaha! Yes, I saw many of those

when I visited Costa Rica several years ago.