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Basiliscus

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q256400
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Basiliscus

Summary

Basiliscus is a taxon[1]. Basiliscus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month, #1,408 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basiliscus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Basiliscus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • basilisk is named after Basiliscus[5].
  • Basiliscus belongs to the parent taxon Corytophanidae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Basiliscus is Basiliscus[7].
  • Basiliscus's Commons category is recorded as Basiliscus (lizard)[8].
  • Basiliscus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basiliscus[9].
  • Basiliscus's Commons gallery is recorded as Basiliscus (lizard)[10].
  • Basiliscus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Basiliscus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Basiliscus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Basiliscus's different from is recorded as angle-headed agamas[14].

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Classification

Basiliscus's scientific name is Basiliscus[7]. Basiliscus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Basiliscus belongs to the parent taxon Corytophanidae[6].

Discovery and Description

basilisk is named after Basiliscus[5]. Things named for Basiliscus include The Jesus Lizard[15], a rock band[16], founded in 1987[17].

Identifiers

Basiliscus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 33117[18]. Basiliscus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52190[19]. Basiliscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35745[20]. Basiliscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2448619[21]. Basiliscus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173907[22].

Why It Matters

Basiliscus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month, #1,408 of 195,241).[2] Basiliscus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Basiliscus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for Basiliscus include The Jesus Lizard[15], a rock band[16], founded in 1987[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . nmnhs.com. nmnhs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → angle-headed agamas
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Corytophanidae
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9811, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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