Arvind Ramamurthy, senior chief engineer of Samsung spends nearly all his weekends in the Western Ghats, photographing frogs, snakes, lizards, and other smaller life forms. This is part two of a serie...
Species: Malabar Gliding frogLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraThe frogs are named so because of their ability to glide while making leaps from tree tops. They do that by stretching the red webb...
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Species: Tree frogLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraTree frogs, as their name suggests, dwell on trees. This particular guy was looking up to decide the next branch to hop onto.
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Species: MillipedeLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraWhen coiled up, the spiral is a perfect representation of the Fibonacci series in nature.
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Species: Large-eyed BronzebackLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaBronzebacks are tree snakes that slither across tree branches looking for lizards, frogs and small birds.
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Species: Malabar Pit ViperLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaA portait of a Malabar Pit viper from Agumbe. These snakes are venomous and are endemic to the Western ghats of Southwestern India.
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Species: Malabar Pit ViperLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraAmboli is bustling with snake activity in the monsoons and it is one of my favorite haunts. The locals here mean no harm to these snak...
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Species: Green Vine SnakeLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaAlthough quite common on the Western Ghats, the snakes could be tough to spot due to their perfect camouflage. They blend in as vines in ...
