There are thousands of windmills on Chalkewadi now, so many that it is almost impossible to find a frame on the plateau without a windmill in sight. The only place where I could capture an entirely natural habitat image of the Fan-throated Lizard was at the far end of the plateau that borders the Koyna Tiger Reserve. There have been generations of Fan-throated Lizards that have lived and died with windmills being a permanent fixture in their world, making me wonder what the ‘natural habitat’ of these Fan-throated Lizards really is anymore.

Lizards Of The Windmill Plateau

by Anuroop Krishnan

There are thousands of windmills on Chalkewadi now, so many that it is almost impossible to find a frame on the plateau without a windmill in sight. The only place where I could capture an entirely natural habitat image of the Fan-throated Lizard was at the far end of the plateau that borders the Koyna Tiger Reserve. There have been generations of Fan-throated Lizards that have lived and died with windmills being a permanent fixture in their world, making me wonder what the ‘natural habitat’ of these Fan-throated Lizards really is anymore.