Film

Sun and Sand: Spiny-Tailed Lizard’s Day Out

The sun is up in the Thar desert, and cold-blooded spiny-tailed lizards need to step out of their burrow to warm up. But hungry predators lurk just around the corner. Will the alert spiny get away?

Directed by Pradeep Hegde A Roundglass Sustain Film

Updated July 25, 2025

Directed by Pradeep Hegde A Roundglass Sustain Film

Updated July 25, 2025

4 min watch

The sun is up in the Thar desert, and cold-blooded spiny-tailed lizards need to step out of their burrow to warm up. But hungry predators lurk just around the corner. Will the alert spiny get away?

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About the Authors

Pradeep Hegde

Pradeep Hegde

is a conservation filmmaker and a wildlife cameraman with a passion for solution-based storytelling. He also produces films and works in close collaboration with various on-ground conservation teams.

Sustain Team

Sustain Team

We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.

Published May 07, 2020