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@article{195651,
        author = {Dr. Abhay Chandrakant Thakur},
        title = {Mapping Lizard Habitats in Buldana District Using Satellite Imaging and GIS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {no},
        pages = {22-23},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=195651},
        abstract = {Lizards are important ecological indicators of habitat quality and micro-environmental conditions, yet their detection and spatial mapping over large landscapes presents challenges. In this study we combine satellite imagery, land-cover classification and targeted field surveys across Buldana district in Maharashtra, India, to detect lizard occurrences and to map their habitat associations. By deriving land-cover layers, vegetation indices and spatial habitat variables from remotely sensed data, and overlaying field-surveyed lizard sightings, we identify which habitat types support higher detection frequencies, and produce a spatial framework for lizard monitoring in this district. The remote sensing and GIS approach allowed us to target survey effort to highest-probability zones and to visualize habitat distribution at a landscape scale. We discuss methodological challenges, results, implications for reptile monitoring and conservation in the region, and provide recommendations for future studies. This manuscript is unpublished and fully original.},
        keywords = {remote sensing and GIS; land-cover classification; lizard detection; Buldana district; habitat mapping; reptile monitoring},
        month = {March},
        }