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Peninsular rock agama

Psammophilus dorsalis

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Rocky hills of Hampi, Karnataka state. India.

Notes:

It was quite abundant. Color variations included red, yellow and orange with black.

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Psammophilus dorsalis

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Comments (12)
Ashish
I missed this spotting yesterday...great shot..!!
Noe and Pili
Congratulations for the spotting of the day! The colors are amazing
ChimeTsetan
Thank you friends for your appreciations. I love karnataka too. Its a biodiversity paradise. :)
peter
Spotting of the day! "During mating season the male Peninsular Rock Agama assumes a bright, vermilion red color." http://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/233912946623541 http://twitter.com/#!/projectnoah/status/81521172117852161

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PublishedJune 12, 2011

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