World Photography Day: The keen eye

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 series of photo essays clicked by avid photographers who have a day corporate job
Curated By: Mexy Xavier
Published: Aug 19, 2021
2. FanThroatedLizard

Image by : Arvind Ramamurthy

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  • World Photography Day: The keen eye
  • 2. FanThroatedLizard
  • 3. WesternTreeFrog_Agumbe
  • 4. MalabarGlidingFrogSleeping_Amboli
  • 5. IndiranaSpecies_Agumbe
  • 6. MalabarGlidingFrog_Amboli
  • 7. TreeFrog_Amboli
  • 8. Arvind_Ramamurthy_Wildlife-6998
  • 9. LargeEyedBronzeback_Agumbe
  • 10. MalabarPitViper_Amboli
  • 11. RoadsofAmboli_MalabarPitViper
  • 12. GreenVineSnake_Agumbe

Species: Fan-throated lizard

Location: Kolhapur, Maharashtra

They are small, ground-dwelling lizards that live in arid plateaus of India. The males of the species get to vantage points and fan their dewlap to grab the attention of females and also to ward off other males from its territory.