A two-headed house lizard was spotted at a residence in Gosaninuagaon Nilakanthanagar area of the city on July 01. A large crowd gathered at the residence of Niranjan Gouda to watch this rare phenomenon of nature.
According to Mr Gouda his family members were astonished when they discovered this unique lizard at their residence. Word of mouth moved around and people from different parts of the city rushed to his house to have a look at this rare lizard.
When contacted by The Hindu, herpetologist Pratyush Mohapatra, who studies amphibians and reptiles confirmed that it was a house lizard of the species Hemidactylus leschenaulti. According to him although rare such genetic absurdities are not new to the different species of reptiles. There have also been cases where snakes have been born with two heads.
The reason behind absurdity of nature is attributed to genetic mutation. But as per experts real reason behind this genetic mutation can be ascertained for sure without proper study.
In every generation of a species there occurs addition and reduction of genetic materials during transfer of genes from parents to the progeny. During this transfer some genetic abnormality occurred which led to this house lizard getting born with two heads, the zoologists said.
Source: The Hindu
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