Show Basilisk Lizards Are Jumpers Four species of ot basilisk lizards abound in and near Central Amer Amer- America America ica lea but are nowhere else They range in length from rom a few ew inches to three feet feel Most of their lives are spent in trees along rivers Great climbers and jumpers they do not hesitate hesi ta te to dive from a lofty tree into the water So swiftly do they run on their hind legs that they can run across streams And they can stop so abruptly human eyes cannot follow ollow them |