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Category: Reptiles

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Meeting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the rainforest

July 16, 2011April 7, 2020 Sandy

The two faces of a forest stream are so unlike each other  Continue reading Meeting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the rainforest

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Encounter: Malabar Pit Viper

July 12, 2011April 7, 2020 Arun

Little did we know that we were being watched by a silent and mysterious presence on a wooden beam behind us Continue reading Encounter: Malabar Pit Viper

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Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

July 8, 2011April 7, 2020 Arun

For three days we roamed Agumbe despairing that no snake had slithered across our path. And then we had a stroke of Last Day’s Luck! Continue reading Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

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Encounter – Elliot’s Forest Lizard

April 14, 2011May 25, 2015 Arun

The Elliot’s Forest Lizard is common in the Western Ghats, where it is an endemic species occurring up to 6000 feet. Continue reading Encounter – Elliot’s Forest Lizard

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Encounter – Draco dussumieri, master of camouflage

January 20, 2011January 12, 2013 Sandy

If your guide points to nothing on the bark of a tree, you can be sure you’re looking at (but not seeing) Draco dussumieri, the Southern Flying Lizard! Continue reading Encounter – Draco dussumieri, master of camouflage

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