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Typical Requiem Sharks (Genus Carcharhinus)

Date

March 20, 2020 05:35 PM IST

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Andaman Cobra (Naja sagittifera)

Observer

ram_vikas

Date

December 24, 2018 09:11 AM IST

Description

Andaman Cobra

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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)

Observer

lohityt

Date

June 19, 2023

Place

Mala (Google, OSM)

Description

Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body

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Scarlet Basker (Urothemis signata)

Observer

renju

Date

April 27, 2020 01:52 PM IST

Description

Aethriamanta brevipennis sitting on urothemis signata

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Sea Sparkle (Noctiluca scintillans)

Date

December 15, 2021 07:37 PM UTC

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Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Observer

hemant

Date

January 12, 2014

Description

Great Egret with Little cormorent

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Observer

ygurjar

Date

August 8, 2010 10:18 AM IDT

Place

Nagla (Google, OSM)

Description

Parasite worm

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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

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wildlifevagabond

Date

April 13, 2023 07:39 AM IST

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Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

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gannu03

Date

September 23, 2022 05:29 PM IST

Place

Cherthala (Google, OSM)

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Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus)

Observer

afsarnayakkan

Date

April 2023

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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Myristica Sapphire (Calocypha laidlawi)

Observer

poorna_sona

Date

May 2023

Place

Private

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Meowing Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus poocha)

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harshithjv

Date

June 22, 2019 10:27 PM IST

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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)

Observer

seemamerchant

Date

November 6, 2022 09:13 AM IST

Description

This male Drongo sang for at least 7 minutes during which I managed to record at least half of it, grab a few photographs and a short video.

I haven't cropped the audio as it demonstrates the Drongo's range of musical note and it's incredible ability to mimic, not just birds but cats too.

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renju

Date

April 30, 2023 06:01 AM IST

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South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

Observer

skottfreee

Date

February 10, 2017 07:15 AM -10

Place

Antarctica (Google, OSM)

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Schneider's Toad (Duttaphrynus scaber)

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bijoy

Date

April 4, 2023 06:28 PM IST

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Vellore Bridal Snake (Lycodon nympha)

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aravindmanoj

Date

March 25, 2023 12:50 PM IST

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Whipping Frogs (Genus Polypedates)

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rajukidoor

Date

February 19, 2023 01:27 PM IST

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Whipping Frogs (Genus Polypedates)

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manojkmohan

Date

April 4, 2019 10:12 PM IST

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Travancore Flying Squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)

Observer

birderstdpa

Date

December 29, 2020 06:37 PM IST

Description

Photo by Sajith Manakkalath

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Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)

Observer

sivabirds

Date

July 1989

Description

The first record of the species
Scanned from a slide film

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Orange Chromide (Pseudetroplus maculatus)

Observer

hari_krishnan_

Date

September 25, 2022 11:00 AM IST

Description

Female and Male guarding their fry from predation by same species.

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Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. altaica)

Observer

alekseyfaraway

Date

May 2021

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What

River Eels (Genus Anguilla)

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renju

Date

June 26, 2022 04:41 PM IST

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Myristica Sapphire (Calocypha laidlawi)

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avivekchandran

Date

September 4, 2021 11:55 AM IST

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Indus Valley Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)

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vishalmistry

Date

July 4, 2018 12:52 AM IST

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Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

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udayagashe

Date

February 23, 2022 08:43 AM IST

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Observer

jianrzeszewicz

Date

April 24, 2016 12:18 AM EDT

Description

Taken 04/24/2016 by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. Ex1605L1 DIVE04

Video: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/video_playlist/start/invertebrates.html#/?playlistId=0&videoId=6

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Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus)

Observer

hari_krishnan_

Place

India (Google, OSM)

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What

Plain Flashwing (Vestalis gracilis)

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sudeepan

Date

January 27, 2022 07:11 PM IST

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What

Myristica Sapphire (Calocypha laidlawi)

Observer

reji1

Date

October 1, 2020 01:19 PM IST

Description

Matting

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Common Bluetail (Ischnura senegalensis)

Observer

risonkj

Date

December 12, 2017 09:49 AM IST

Description

Senegal Golden Dartlet (Ischnura senegalensis) Andromorph female & Blue sprite (Pseudagrion microcephalum) male.

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Black-tipped Forest Glory (Vestalis apicalis)

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karthik_83

Date

July 26, 2017 12:29 PM IST

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Indian Green Keelback (Rhabdophis plumbicolor ssp. plumbicolor)

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jayantdeshpande

Date

November 30, 2013 10:36 PM IST

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Black Golden Orbweaver (Nephila kuhli)

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rejoicegassah

Date

December 3, 2021 11:49 AM IST

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Slender Sea Snake (Microcephalophis gracilis)

Observer

chiefredearth

Date

January 8, 2022 10:06 AM IST

Description

On Sunday (9-01-22) we spotted a sea snake on the shore during a waterfowl census conducted by Warblers and Waders from Veli to Perumatura.  It will be washed ashore in a big wave. 'Unable to go back to the sea, we left the sea snake in the sun.  Later, when we went home and talked to the snake experts, we found that the sea snake we saw was Graceful Small- headed Sea Snake- Hydrophis gracilis, which had not been reported in Kerala before. Thus, it was added as the seventh species of sea snake found in Kerala.  Experts also suggest that the baby snake is a sea snake.  It is astonishing that we are conserving natural biodiversity despite polluting and destroying the oceans.  Image shared here . Photograph and note by Sri Sushant, Warblers and Waders Thiruvananthapuram.

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Date

January 12, 2022 12:49 PM IST

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Blind Eel (Rakthamichthys digressus)

Observer

aadr5h

Date

April 25, 2020 05:30 PM IST

Description

Found it from the well.

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What

Human (Homo sapiens)

Date

October 8, 2020 08:52 AM SAST

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Human (Homo sapiens)

Observer

gbid

Date

April 2, 2018 05:12 PM PDT

Description

Note the facial expression on this specimen.

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Nilgiri Thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis)

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chinschandran

Date

December 28, 2017 09:55 AM IST

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Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)

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markuslilje

Date

April 8, 2014 07:09 AM CEST

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Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

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vishnunandakumar

Date

January 2, 2022 04:47 PM IST

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Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)

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kiwikiu

Date

December 2021

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What

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus)

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poojap

Date

July 22, 2017 03:00 PM IST

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Large-scaled Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus macrolepis)

Observer

hari_krishnan_

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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Large-scaled Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus macrolepis)

Observer

ramthenmala

Date

October 2021

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

Description

It is found in the mountains of southern Western Ghats south of Palakkad Gap, in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is a high-elevation specialist, not normally recorded anywhere below 1200 m asl. Precise records are from Nelliyampathy, Munnar, Anaimalai, Palni hills, Meghamalai, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Agasthyamalai and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. At elevations of 1200-2695 m asl. The type locality is listed as "Anamalai hills (Tamil Nadu State, southwestern India)”.

Trimeresurus macrolepis is a slow-moving, arboreal, nocturnal snake that prefers rainforests, and is also found in tea, coffee and cardamom plantations.

It feeds mainly on frogs, lizards, small birds and rodents. Trimeresurus macrolepis is oviparous. Sexually mature females lay eggs in October, in clutches of 4-7.

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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

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naturalisthassan

Date

August 2021

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What

Black Coralsnake (Calliophis nigrescens)

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davidraju758

Date

September 22, 2020 12:46 PM IST

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What

Malabarian Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus)

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davidraju758

Date

October 1, 2021 12:17 PM IST

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What

Malabarian Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus)

Observer

davidraju758

Date

October 1, 2021 12:17 PM IST

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What

Chequered Keelback (Fowlea piscator)

Observer

davidraju758

Date

October 1, 2021 12:17 PM IST

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What

Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii)

Observer

prathamesh2

Date

August 7, 2020 11:15 AM IST

Description

Double headed Russell's viper highly venomous

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Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)

Observer

premjitelangbam

Date

October 18, 2020 05:57 PM IST

Description

The village where it is found is the peripheries of Thangjing Hill, Manipur. It is found in a raring cage where chicken & ducks are keeping in captive..

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Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Observer

ambady_sasi

Date

November 11, 2021 08:09 AM IST

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What

Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus)

Observer

danielraju

Date

October 2020

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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Observer

marceloamores

Date

October 24, 2021 08:45 AM -05

Description

BIDENS ANDICOLA H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. 4:237 (186). 1820; B. andicola H.B.K. vars. normalis and heterophylla O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 3^II^: I36. 1898; B. fruticulosa Mey. and Walp., Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 Supplem. I. 271. 1843.

Descript. amplific.- Herba perennis, semi-procumbens vel etiam erecta, valde hispido-pubescens vel fere glabra, ramosa, 2-8 dm. alta, caulibus parce angulatis. Folia 1-7 cm. longa, valde polymorpha; nunc indivisa, ovata, serrata, sessilia vel alato-petiolata, ad apicem obtusa vel subacuta; nunc tripartite vel 1-3-pinnata foliolis ovatis vel lanceolatis vel linearibus et ad apicem sensim vel abrupte apiculatis. Capitula ramos terminantia, longe pedunculata, radiata; pansa ad anthesin 2-4 vel rarius etiam usque ad 5.5 cm. lata, 0.7-1.4 cm. alta. Involucrum perspicue hispidum, bracteis ex-terioribus 8-10, lanceolatis vel lineari-oblongis, ciliatis, supra saepe glabratis, apice plerumque obtusis, quam interioribus lanceolatis dense hispidis plerumque multo brevioribus. Flores ligulati saepius 8, lutei, ligula elliptico-oblanceolati, apice plerumque minute 3-denticulati, 1.2-2.5 cm. longi. Achaenia tenuiter linearia, inferne sensim attenuate, obcompresso-quadrangularia, sulcata, supra plus minusve erecto-hispida, fusco-nigra, corpore 0.7-1.4 cm. longa et 0.4-1 mm. lata et paleas demum superantia, apice bi- (vel pauca tri-) aristata, aristis tenuibus, brunneo-stramineis vel rubescentibus, re-trorsum hamosis, 1.7-3 mm. longis.

BIDENS ANDICOLA var. DECOMPOSITA O. Kuntze, I.c.; B. macrantha Griseb., Abhandl. Goett. I9:I38 I874; B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba 0. Kuntze, I.c.-Folia 2-3-pinnatisecta, usque ad I dm. longa, achaeniis superne valde attenuato-elongata.

For many years the identity of the South American Bidens andicola has been obscured for herbarium workers by the great multiplicity of foliage forms encountered. WEDDELL, as early as 1856 (Chloris And. 1870) described it as a polymorphous plant ("Plante polymorphe et très repande dans la chaine, mais presque exclusivement alpestre"). Later, OTTO KUNTZE, who like WEDDELL had collected in South America, commented upon the variability of the leaves ("Eine robuste Art mit einfach oder mehrfach ternatisecten Blättern, mittelgrossen gelben Strahlblüthen, ziemlich grossen Blüthenköpfen, äusseren zottig behaarten Involucralbracteen etc., aber in Bezug auf Blatttheilung wie manche andere Bidens-Art sehr variabel"; Rev. Gen. Pl. 3^II^: 136. 1898). In herbaria the numerous foliage forms are seen to simulate corresponding forms of B. triplinervia H.B.K. (B. humilis H.B.K., B. crithmifoliac H.B.K., etc.), and this has led often to confusion between the two species. Recently I was enabled, through the courtesy of OTTO BUCHTIEN (cf. SHEREFF, BOT. GAZ. 76: 151. 1923), to study a great number of specimens collected by him and displaying a wide range of variation. From these (all in Herb. Field. Mus.) and many others, totalling more than two hundred specimens, the preceding descriptions are drawn. It was found that sometimes, in poorly developed material, distinction from B. triplinervia is apparently impossible. In well developed material, however, the distinctions are usually very definite, B. andicola being coarser, its thicker heads having commonly about eight instead of commonly about five rays[4], etc. B. andicola has the paleae shorter than the mature achenes and this character separates it from the surprisingly similar aggregation of Mexican forms (Purpus 1547, 1548, 2637, 4135, 5089, 5620; Rose and Painter 6666, 7949; Pringle 4915; E. W. Nelson 3220, etc.) that in late years have passed erroneously under the name B. daucifolia DC. In the latter[5] the paleae are usually very blackish above and commonly surpass the mature achenes.

Occasionally a form of B. andicola is found with the leaves highly compound and the achenes strongly narrowed above, somewhat like those of Cosmos. If it were not for various connecting forms this would seem to be specifically distinct. KUNTZE, who himself collected specimens of it, referred at least one of them, a plant from Cochabamba, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) to B. andicola, naming it var. decomposita. In a careless moment he named a precisely identical form from between Cochabamba and Rio Juntas, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba, although B. grandifjora is a Mexican species and is not known to occur in South America.

[4] Unfortunately, B. triplinervia produces at times an 8-rayed form. Discussion of this form must be deferred until a later date.

Sherff, E. E. (1926). Studies in the Genus Bidens. VII. Botanical Gazette, 81(1), 25-54.>>

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Observer

odonut

Date

September 5, 2021 07:42 AM IST

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What

Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

Observer

dongminsung

Date

April 17, 2017 12:29 PM EDT

Description

Do not remember the name.

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Resplendent Shrubfrog (Raorchestes resplendens)

Observer

hari_krishnan_

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)

Observer

udayagashe

Date

September 24, 2021 05:30 PM IST

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False Malabar Gliding Frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)

Observer

hari_krishnan_

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

Description

Juvenile

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Heavy-bodied Jumper (Hyllus semicupreus)

Date

October 7, 2021 10:39 AM IST

Place

Home of (Google, OSM)

Description

Predating a baby lizard

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Hump Snout Lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus)

Observer

pasindu_dilshan

Place

Missing Location

Description

Let's meet the most fascinating agamid in Sri Lanka!🇱🇰

*Sinhala- ගැට හොඹු කටුස්සා/කරමල් බෝදිලියා
*English- Hump-nosed lizard/Hump snout lizard/Lyre head lizard
*Scientific name- Lyriocephalus scutatus(Linnaeus, 1758)

This is the largest agamid lizard that endemic to Sri Lanka.This species widely distributed in wet and intermediate zones. Lives in canopy primary and secondary forests in Sri Lanka.When it feels something dangerous happening around,suddenly opens its bright red colour mouth and also males expand their dewlaps. They feed on earthworms,insects and ect. Sinharaja rainforest,Kanneliya rainforest are well known localties for this species and usually can be found around the water resources. A very CALMFUL,COLOURFUL and GORGEOUS agamid that can be found easily in Sri Lanka.But, the behaviors after feeling threatened are very SCARY!You can see well the sharp teeth and the red colour inside its mouth in this picture!Luckily,we observed this amazing creature for the very first time!

Check-
A Naturalist's guide to the Reptiles of Sri Lanka 2nd edition by Anslem de Silva & Kanishka Ukuwela(page35)

A study of behavior, habitat, distribution and ecology on Lyriocephalus scutatus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Sri Lanka
( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318816051_A_study_of_behavior_habitat_distribution_and_ecology_on_Lyriocephalus_scutatus_Linnaeus_1758_in_Sri_Lanka )

Behavioral ecology and microhabitat use by Lyriocephalus scutatus (Linnaeus, 1758): A monotypic genus in Sri Lanka (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) with notes on the taxonomy
( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236231204_Behavioral_ecology_and_microhabitat_use_by_Lyriocephalus_scutatus_Linnaeus_1758_A_monotypic_genus_in_Sri_Lanka_Reptilia_Agamidae_Draconinae_with_notes_on_the_taxonomy )

📷 ©Pasindu Dilshan|2021

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What

Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)

Observer

jacqui-nz

Date

July 5, 2020 03:10 PM NZST

Description

Flew down and landed on the screen. I quickly searched for the species so it could be with its kin ;-)

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Date

November 2020

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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Observer

chiefredearth

Date

October 2020

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

Description

This tree was almost extinct or thought it was extinct, for 185 years, was discovered in a sacred grove of a temple in INDIA, Kerala, Kollam district, named Koonayil Ayiravilli Siva Temple in Tavu, Paravur.

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What

Bibron's Slender Coralsnake (Calliophis bibroni)

Observer

danielraju

Date

July 26, 2020 04:11 AM IST

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What

Myristica Sapphire (Calocypha laidlawi)

Observer

risonkj

Date

December 14, 2018 11:36 AM IST

Description

Most beautiful damselfly of Western ghats.

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What

Human (Homo sapiens)

Observer

neilgunther

Date

March 2021

Place

Private

Description

some art I did ❤️

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Rice Frogs (Genus Microhyla)

Date

June 13, 2021 09:47 PM IST

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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Observer

devendrabhardwaj

Date

June 18, 2015

Description

Common Name- Halcyon smyrnensis
Name of species- White-throated Kingfisher
Family- Halcyonidae
Photo taken on- 18 June,2015
At- Nemi Nagar ext Jaipur,Rajasthan
Description- White-throated Kingfisher Feed on house sparrow

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Serrated Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana marudhamneydhal)

Observer

civinsolomon

Date

May 31, 2018 10:23 PM IST

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What

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Observer

shaneoneal

Date

March 11, 2019 08:41 AM EDT

Description

Falcon by Thomas Circle eating a dove

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What

Black Coralsnake (Calliophis nigrescens)

Observer

danielraju

Date

October 22, 2020 08:54 AM IST

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What

Kerala Mud Snake (Dieurostus dussumieri)

Date

June 28, 2020 12:34 PM UTC

Description

Caught alive in a fishing trap placed among mangroves. Put it back to the same place.

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Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus ssp. orientalis)

Observer

petr_sonin

Date

February 2020

Description

Panthera pardus orientalis

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Observer

dhfischer

Date

July 6, 2019 10:47 AM HST