Rock Agama

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) conducted a survey to determine the precise locations of the rock agama in and around Bengaluru.

About rock agama

It is a particular kind of garden lizard that is widely distributed in southern India.
It is a big animal with eye-catching orange and black colouring.
They need to find external sources of heat, such as a heated rock or a sunny area on the wall, as they cannot produce their own body heat.
They are crucial to ecology in a variety of ways, including the ability to identify which urban areas are warming and the ability to quantify changes in the food chain.

Threats:

The presence of animals, insects, etc in urban areas has been impacted by habitat loss and other aspects of urbanization.
The rocky scrub habitats that the rock agama depends on are being turned into structures and plantations.

Conservation

The majority of their habitats are rocky terrain and warm regions specifically in Bangaluru.
Therefore, conservation efforts must be adopted by including the local people as rock agama is also an important indicator for the ecosystem.

Source: The Hindu

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