by Thomas | Nov 18, 2012 | Bandipur, Endangered Species, India, Reptiles
One morning we were on a jeep safari into the Bandipur national park and we reached an area in the park where a Leopard was spotted the previous evening. So everyone in the jeep was looking into the trees trying to spot the cat. That is when our naturalist in the jeep...
by Thomas | Sep 2, 2012 | BR Hills, India, Reptiles
During one of my recent visits to BR Hills, I was photographing the Black Wood Spider when Sudhir, a well-known wildlife photographer, who was also there, spotted a Southern Flying Lizard glide through the air and land on the trunk of a tree close to us. We have seen...
by Thomas | Apr 29, 2012 | Reptiles, Sri Lanka
During one of our evening safaris in the Yala national park, we came to a waterhole where we saw a few Water Buffaloes and Painted Storks. All seemed calm at the waterhole with the Storks lazily fishing and the Buffaloes just cooling off. All of a sudden, we spotted a...
by Thomas | Dec 11, 2011 | Endangered Species, Reptiles, Sri Lanka
We have normally sighted Monitor Lizards on the forest floor in the Indian wilderness and always thought that one would sight them only on the ground. During one of our safaris into the Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, our naturalist spotted a Monitor Lizard sleeping...
by Thomas | Jun 19, 2011 | Bera, India, Reptiles
The Indian Star Tortoise is considered to be one of the most beautiful Tortoises in the world. The distinguishing radiating pattern on their carapaces make them the most sought after amongst Tortoise enthusiasts. Our first sighting of this beautiful species happened...
by Thomas | Aug 1, 2010 | India, Reptiles
The Peninsular Rock Agama commonly known as the South Indian Rock Agama is a species of Agama found around rocky hills of South India. While we are not much of reptile people, we didn’t want to let go of the photo opportunity that presented itself when this Rock...
by Thomas | Jun 6, 2010 | Badra, Endangered Species, India, Reptiles, South India
The Indian Pond Terrapin is a still water species found mainly in South Asia and it is a widespread resident in Peninsular India. It is unfortunate that like most Turtles found in India, the conservation status of the Indian Pond Terrapin is “near...
by Thomas | Mar 29, 2009 | Bandipur, Endangered Species, India, Reptiles
For this post, we move away from birds and animals to focus on a reptile, which is today amongst the most vulnerable species in India. We are talking about the Indian Monitor Lizard. In India, four kinds of Monitor Lizards are found. They are the Bengal Monitor...
