Sunday, May 29, 2011

Bonnet Macaque

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram



Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:      Chordata
Class:         Mammalia
Order:         Primates
Family:       Cercopithecidae
Genus:       Macaca
Species:        M. radiata






Monitor Lizard

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram
Usually seen in the holes of decayed trees. This species is known locally in Malayalam as "Ponnudumbu"

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Green Snail

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram





Three Frogs


Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

FROG - 1




FROG - 2


FROG - 3
These tiny  frogs are 2 cm to 3 cm in size

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Snail feeding

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram



A Snail and ant consuming a dead moth in forest floor

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Pancratium triflorum flower

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram
It is a wild plant
Pancratium triflorum  ("Kaattulli" in Malayalam)