The Hemidactulys satarensis, a species of gecko that is endemic to the plateaus of Satara, can also be found in good numbers here. To my eye, it seems to thrive in this modified habitat, under the shadows of the windmills. But windmills have had some impact on the diversity of life here.Photograph: Sumeet Moghe

Lizards Of The Windmill Plateau

by Anuroop Krishnan

The Hemidactulys satarensis, a species of gecko that is endemic to the plateaus of Satara, can also be found in good numbers here. To my eye, it seems to thrive in this modified habitat, under the shadows of the windmills. But windmills have had some impact on the diversity of life here.

Photograph: Sumeet Moghe