Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is bird native to Indian subcontinent with distinct loud whistling call. It breeds in the forests of Himalayas and central India and migrates to south India during winter. It is usually seen in the dense undergrowth of forests and plantations forage on insects. The bird gets the name from the Telugu […]
Lycodon travancoricus or Travancore Wolf snake is an endemic snake of Western and Eastern Ghats, found mainly in rain forests and mixed deciduous forests. It is reticent in behaviour and generally non-offensive. It coils with head hidden under it on provocation like most of wolf snake species but can bite on odd handling attempts. It […]
Giant wood spider or Giant golden orb weaver spider (Nephila pilipes Fabricus, 1793) is one of the large sized spiders found in India. We can spot them in well wooded areas, plantations and forests. Male spiders are very small compared to females and red in colour. Males grow up to a size of 2-4 mm […]
Polypedates pseudocruciger commonly known as ‘false hour-glass frog’ is one of the endemic tree frog in Western Ghats. The distinct marking that resembles an hour glass give the common name to the frog. It is locally known as ‘Ghatikara Thavala’ (Malayalam). It belongs to the family Rhacophoridae. Mr. Das and Mr. Ravichandran described it in […]