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Nature’s Layers Unravelled – Encounters with birds, beasts, and relatives

Tag: Agumbe Diaries

Encounter: Bombay Caecilian, an amphibian epiphany

Encounter: Bombay Caecilian, an amphibian epiphany

Bijoy VenugopalJuly 19, 2011April 10, 2023

Its serpentine structure and moist, clammy skin gives the caecilian the appearance of a frog masquerading as a snake. Chances are you’ve seen this intriguing amphibian before but never taken a second look at it!

Encounter: Golden Frog

Encounter: Golden Frog

Sahastra RashmiJuly 18, 2011April 7, 2020

Our very own Golden Frog, a Western Ghats endemic, gave us the cherished privilege of a long and uninterrupted audience

Meeting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the rainforest

Meeting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the rainforest

Sandeep SomasekharanJuly 16, 2011April 7, 2020

The two faces of a forest stream are so unlike each other 

Encounter: Malabar Pit Viper

Encounter: Malabar Pit Viper

Arun MenonJuly 12, 2011April 7, 2020

Little did we know that we were being watched by a silent and mysterious presence on a wooden beam behind us

Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

Arun MenonJuly 8, 2011April 7, 2020

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!

Monsoon Mating Mania

Monsoon Mating Mania

Bijoy VenugopalJuly 5, 2011April 7, 2020

Monsoon in top gear is a season for an unabashed green orgy, and we voyeuristic Green Ogres clicked away shamelessly. So much for the birds and bees…

Encounter: Bicoloured Frog

Encounter: Bicoloured Frog

Sahastra RashmiJuly 4, 2011April 7, 2020

It’s tiny and blends in completely with the leaf litter but once you spot it, the Bicoloured Frog is unmistakable

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