Nilgiri forest lizard (Calotes nemoricola)
Dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) from South Andaman. Mildly Venomous. Found some 5-7 snakes in a pond at night.
Skull of a Poached Green Turtle - South Andaman
Andaman Keelback (Xenochrophis tytleri) from Wandoor-South Andaman. A common non venomous snake. When threatened, it raises its head and extends neck like a cobra.
Leaf with Eyes ! Bicoloured Frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) from Periyar.
Saw scaled viper
Termite Hill gecko (Hemidactylus triedrus) This is a beautiful gecko. Nocturnal and terrestrial in nature. Mainly found in open region and scrublands. Diet consits of mainly termites, beetles, insects, etc.
Common Krait
Female, Malabar Flying Frog Malabar FLYING Frog (Racophorus malabaricus)
Male, Malabar Flying Frog Malabar FLYING Frog (Racophorus malabaricus)
Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) Formadible Lizard, very powerfull claws. Diet consists of small mammals, lizards, snakes, birds, eggs, etc
Malabar Flying Frog Malabar FLYING Frog (Racophorus malabaricus)from Top Slip (Anamalai range, Western Ghats) Superb leaf green coloured frog with yellow-reddish webbed feet. The females are larger than males. The most remarkable habit of this is that they GLIDE from trees, it's superb.. The female usually choose a sight of leaves overhanging the water to spawn. The female lays eggs and male fertilizes them and whip up a FOAM like substance that covers the eggs, Hence the nest is called as FOAM nest. Then female gather leaves close to the nest and encloses them in leaves. As foam dries up the leaves remain glued to each other. The tdpoles emerg from the eggs and then drop in the water pool below and the life cycle moves forward......
Brahminy Worm Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) very small snake, Non -venomous, very small eyes, almost looks blind with naked eyes, but eyes are visible on magnification.
Russel viper
Green keelback
Checkered Keelback
Sand boa
Vine snake
Termite Hill gecko (Hemidactylus triedrus)
Bronze-back Tree snake
Checkered Keelback (Xenochrophis piscator)it's an example of Nature's rule. On one side there is stuggle for food and on other for life, but ultimately both are struggling to be Alive.
Indian Rock Python (Python molurus)
Common Indian Cat Snake (Boiga trigonata). Named due to large cat like eyes. It's SEMI Venomous in nature.Feeds on lizards, geckos, frogs, mice, small birds etc.It resembles the Saw Scaled viper which is Highly Venomous.Cat snake is Noctural in nature. A beautiful Snake !!
Vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) Abright green, slender and gracefull snake, the Vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta).Mostly found in bushes and trees and feeds on lizards, some reports of tadpoles also. The most beautiful thing are its Pupils which form the horizontal slits. It has Large eyes, long slender snout. Its Diurnal in nature. Threat display consist of flattened body with wide open mouth. This beautiful snake is mildly venomous and has rear fangs.
Indian Rock Python (Python molurus) on the move. This one is nearly 9 feet. Massive constrictor
