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Moʻo often take the forms of monstrous reptiles, tiny geckos, and/or humans. They were revered as ʻaumakua, and could have power over the weather and water.They were amphibious, and many fishponds in Hawaii were believed to be home to a moʻo.
Accounts typically depict them as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and turtle-like carapaces on their backs. A depression on the head, called a "dish" ( Japanese : sara ), retains water, and if this is damaged or its liquid is lost (either through spilling or drying up), a kappa becomes severely weakened.
And then, we thought 'the Lizard People' would be even funnier." [29] Franken won the election after recount. In February 2011, on the Opie and Anthony radio show, the comedian Louis C.K. jokingly asked former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld a number of times if he and Dick Cheney were lizard people who enjoyed the taste of human ...
The green crested basilisk of B. plumifrons is a bright green lizard species found with varying streaks of white dark grey, and blue markings along its body. However, some alternative forms or subspecies of B. plumifrons have been seen to sport only black markings along its dorsal side.
Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp [38] Lizard Man of Lee County Bipedal: South Carolina, United States Mapinguari [39] Mapinguary Giant Ground Sloth or primate Amazons Michigan Dogman [40] Humanoid dog: Wexford County, Michigan: Moa (surviving original populations) [41] [b]
Basiliscus is a genus of large corytophanid lizards, commonly known as basilisks, which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.The genus contains four species, which are commonly known as the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard, due to their ability to run across water for significant distances before sinking due to the large surface area of ...
The lizard runs on only its hind legs in an erect position, holding its forelegs to its sides. The common basilisk is adroit on water because its feet are large and equipped with flaps of skin along the toes that allow it to catch on tiny air bubbles. When moving quickly, the lizard can cross a surface of water before sinking.
4 Description. 5 Habitat. ... The western green lizard ... The genus name Lacerta and the species name bilineata are Latin words respectively meaning “lizard” and ...