Nature walks inside the coffee plantation in Coorg.
Our attention was towards the palm fruits and inflorescence, that's when we found something gliding. Suddenly looked around to spot it but because of its camouflage mastery it took us a few minutes to spot it. To our surprise it was a flying lizard. Besides hill forests, they are also found in nearby palm and areca nut plantations. Their home range consists of a few trees. Males are in the habit of maintaining small territories of two to three trees, which they patrol and chase away intruding males. Females move freely within the territory.
Our attention was towards the palm fruits and inflorescence, that's when we found something gliding. Suddenly looked around to spot it but because of its camouflage mastery it took us a few minutes to spot it. To our surprise it was a flying lizard. Besides hill forests, they are also found in nearby palm and areca nut plantations. Their home range consists of a few trees. Males are in the habit of maintaining small territories of two to three trees, which they patrol and chase away intruding males. Females move freely within the territory.
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These lizards move during the day from tree to tree in search of insects like ants and termites. They glide by extending the patagium - the flaps of skin attached to the side of the body that are supported by six elongated ribs. They can cover a distance of nearly 10 metres when they glide from one tree to another. The tail acts as a rudder, giving direction to the flight. Gliding between the trees is also an escape mechanism.
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