Tagged: lizard

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baya weavers nesting

It is nesting season for the baya weavers! Baya weaver birds are small, sparrow-size birds that resemble the sparrows during the non-breeding season. During May-June, as the breeding season approaches, their gonads (sexual glands)...

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fan-throated lizard

These fan throated lizards belong to the family agamidae, the same family of the south indian rock agamas, which we came across in an earlier article. They are known as fan throated lizards as...

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cemeteries from around the world

Cemeteries – they remind us of our forgotten past, and hint us on our imminent future. Wherever we go, if time and distance permits, we try to make a visit to the local cemeteries. Cemeteries around...

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south indian rock agamas

If you have been to the woods of Hyderabad, India, chances are that you might have met one of these colorful agamas – of the lizard family. These are the South Indian Rock Agamas, psammophilus...

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skink mimicking a snake

In the recent articles we talked about tactics from the snakes, spiders, birds and others for survival, and for saving their offspring.  In the picture below, you can see a skink (kind of lizards)...