11/08/2026
What an amazing three days exploring the forests, streams, plateaus and night trails of Amboli!
The trip delivered an incredible diversity of herpetofauna, with all our target species ticked off and several unexpected encounters along the way.
Highlights included multiple Malabar Pit Vipers, Saw-scaled Viper, Green Vine Snake, Beddome’s Cat Snake, Giri’s Bronzeback, Amboli Day Gecko, Prashad’s Gecko and Banded Gecko.
The amphibian diversity was equally impressive — Malabar Gliding Frog, Amboli Bush Frog, Amboli Leaping Frog, Amboli Tiger Toad, Wrinkled Frog with eggs, Fungoid Frog, Burrowing Frog, Dot Frog and Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog.
We also encountered a Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Freshwater Eel, Ground Orchid, Tarantula, Purple Tree Crab and even a beautiful patch of bioluminescent fungus during our night walk.
And what better way to end the trip than with the beautiful Hiranyakeshi Loach, an endemic fish of the region.
Next batch - 28th to 30th August 2026
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[Amboli, herping, outdoors, adventure, offbeat, travel, explore, jungles, forests, western ghats, macro photography]