# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx0Ys0hKmJb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496690-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9d817f48bb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-09-30T14:00:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Male fan-throated lizards have loose skin hanging from their necks which are known as dewlaps. Their dewlaps can be inflated to attract females or used to warn off rival males from encroaching on their territory.🦎

#EarthCapture by shrinathbhatawadekar
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#FanThroatedLizard #LizardsOfIndia #WildlifePhotography #ReptilesOfInstagram

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- **Comments:** 179

## Tags

wildlifephotography, earthcapture, lizardsofindia, reptilesofinstagram, fanthroatedlizard

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