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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Missing Date
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Acanthus Family (Family Acanthaceae)Observer
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typical orchid arrangement of corolla
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Indian Blue Mormon (Papilio agenor ssp. polymnestor)Observer
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It was quite big - blue colored. I don't know if it was a mormon
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Observer
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Pink delicate flowers. Corolla purple colored from inside
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Bignonia Family (Family Bignoniaceae)Observer
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White flowers with tubular corolla an a group of 4-6 stamens
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Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)Observer
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A plant with brightly colored flowers. It had no leaves or the leaves might have shed.
It is a shrub. Saw it on Fort Pandavgad
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Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)Observer
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White bird with a very long tail. Mostly seen in birds of paradise.
I think it is the Asian flycatcher.
Excuse me for the pic quality as it was a few meters away and was shot from a NIKON Coolpix S70 cam. None of us had a SLR
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True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)Observer
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it was a tiny spider, pink colored with a black dot on its back. Please excuse the quality of the image as it was taken from the camera of my phone.
This spider was relaxing on the seat of my bike which was parked at 'parking area' at my work place. I have never seen such a spider before. So I immediately took up my phone and tried to click it but the quality of the snap is not so great. Any identification is appreciated.
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Keeled Indian Mabuya (Eutropis carinata)Observer
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This lizard I saw has horizontal green stripes on its dorsal side. On its side, it has distinct pattern of golden and green color. It is about 20 cm long.
I go to Parvati Hill quire often which is situated in the heart of the city. Its a place where people of all ages come for morning walk. I used to go there a weekly during my childhood. It has a temple of Lord Shiva at the top of the hill. The hill is actually not very big with 100 steps and can be called a hillock.
But being a regular visitor at his hill, I have never seen this lizard before in this area. The hill is pretty barren so there is less chance that any squamates might lie on the hill in ambush. I am also making available a couple of pictures of the lizard. Any identification of my observation is truly appreciated.
