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title: "Brown Basilisk"
description: "Basiliscus vittatus — Répteis. The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-basilisk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Basilisk

> Basiliscus vittatus — Répteis. The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae.

- Scientific name: *Basiliscus vittatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 19537
- Wikidata: [Q2705820](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705820)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33118](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33118)

## Names

- en: Brown Basilisk
- de: Streifenbasilisk
- es: Toloque rayado
- fr: Basilic à barres jaunes
- nl: Brown basilisk
- pl: Bazyliszek pręgowany

## Countries with the most observations

MX (6373), US (5954), CR (2382), BZ (1402), HN (1347), GT (551), PA (332), SV (263), NI (126)

## Summary

The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America and adjacent northwestern Colombia, and has been introduced into the U.S. state of Florida as an invasive species. The brown basilisk has large hind feet with narrow flaps of skin on the distal edge of each toe. The fact that it moves quickly across water gives it the appearance of "walking on water".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_basilisk

## Photo

![Brown Basilisk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-basilisk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17385083

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-basilisk?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).