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Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.
One of the largest trees of the region with splayed limbs and dark green pinnate leaves. Flowers appear after the rains, lighting up the jungle with yellow sprays. Pods are circular and winged.
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Cyrtodactylus srilekhae
A species of nocturnal terrestrial gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
P.C.- Saumitra Dhereo
PhD Student, FLAME University, Pune
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze (Flame of the Forest)
A middle-sized tree with crooked trunk, three leathery leaflets and fiery light orange blooms is spectacularly beautiful when in flower.
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Echis carinatus
It is known as the saw-scaled viper, Indian saw-scaled viper, little Indian viper. It is the smallest member of the big four Indian snakes that are responsible for causing the most snakebite cases and deaths, due to various factors including their frequent occurrence in highly populated regions, and their inconspicuous nature.
P.C.- Irfan Ali (Programme associate)
Professor Karthik Shanker Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Martyn
The Flagship species of the genus. With rounded crown and great conical clusters of large mauve flowers of crinkly petals is most beautiful flowering tree of the country, the ‘Pride of India.’
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Psammophilus dorsalis
It is a genus of agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand-loving" in Greek, they are found in rocky habitats.
P.C.- Irfan Ali (Programme associate)
Professor Karthik Shanker Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Shorea roxburghii G. Don
A gregarious, resiniferous tree with shining leathery leaves. The flowers are creamy white, attractive with a wonderful, subtle, pervasive aroma. Fruits are winged.
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Phimenes flavopictus
It is best known for its fascinating, geometrical, suspended nests that are likened to pieces of art in the insect world
P.C.- A.Ankita Rani (Project Assistant)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Erinocarpus nimmonii G. Graham
A large-for-a-shrub and small-for-a-tree species, most beautiful when in flower with its dense evergreen foliage and bright yellow blooms. Fruits three winged with surface beset with long, stiff prickles.
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Todiramphus chloris
It is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher , or mangrove kingfisher.
P.C.- A.Ankita Rani (Project Assistant)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.
A magnificent deciduous tree with large toothed, tough leaves with impressed veins. Flowers bright yellow, fragrant and appear all over the stem in clusters.
P.C.- Professor K. Sankara Rao
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Peninsular rock agama
The peninsular rock agama or South Indian rock agama is a common species of agama found on rocky hills in south India
P.C.- A.Ankita Rani (Project Assistant)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Copsychus saularis
The Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered an Old World Flycatcher
P.C.- Shwetha Mukundan (Post Doc)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Chalybion californicum
It is a blue mud dauber wasp in the family Sphecidae. It nests in a wide range of natural and artificial cavities such as holes in wood, walls, plant stems, etc., where they typically provision their brood cells with paralyzed spiders.
P.C.- Shwetha Mukundan (Post Doc)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Cyornis pallidipes
This small passerine bird is endemic to the Western Ghats of Southwest India, inhabiting dense foothill forests. The first image is of male and second female.
P.C.- Shwetha Mukundan (Post Doc)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Anthracoceros coronatus
The Malabar pied hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical, near-passerine birds.
P.C.- Shwetha Mukundan (Post Doc)
Professor Renee M Borges Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
It is found in moist deciduous and evergreen forests from just above sea level up to 1500 msl. They are usually found in the vicinity of a perennial stream.
P.C.- Prasad Gond (Curator)
Professor Kartik Sunagar Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Naja naja
The Indian cobra (Naja naja) also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae.
P.C.- Professor Kartik Sunagar
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Hypnale hypnale
It is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka . Common names include the hump-nosed viper.
P.C.- Ajinkya Unawane
Professor Kartik Sunagar Lab
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Ficus racemos
Ficus racemosa, commonly known as the cluster fig or gular fig. Native to Australia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
P.C.- Manasa Kulkarni
Professor Renee M Borges
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Ceratosolen fusciceps
They are pollinators of the monoecious and are known for their symbiotic relationship with the fig tree.
P.C.- Manasa Kulkarni
Professor Renee M Borges
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
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