0 ▁scales ▁in ▁total , ▁about ▁ 4 0 – 4 6 % ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁tail . ▁S cal es ▁are ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁and ▁we igh ▁. ▁The ▁skin ▁and ▁scales ▁make ▁up ▁about ▁one - four th ▁to ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁body ▁mass ▁of ▁this ▁species . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁from ▁various ▁forest ▁types , ▁including ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁rain for est ▁and ▁pla ins ▁to ▁middle ▁hill ▁levels . ▁The ▁animal ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁grass lands ▁and ▁secondary ▁for ests , ▁and ▁is ▁well ▁adapted ▁to ▁desert ▁regions ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁toler ance ▁to ▁dry ▁areas , ▁but ▁pre fers ▁more ▁bar ren , ▁h illy ▁regions . ▁This ▁p angol in ▁species ▁may ▁also ▁sometimes ▁reach ▁high ▁elev ations , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁sight ed ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁at ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Nil gi ri ▁mountains ▁in ▁India ▁at ▁ 2 3 0 0 ▁meters . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁soft ▁and ▁semi - s andy ▁soil ▁conditions ▁suitable ▁for ▁dig ging ▁bur rows . ▁ ▁P angol in ▁bur rows ▁fall ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁categories : ▁feed ing ▁and ▁living ▁bur rows . ▁Fe eding ▁bur rows ▁are ▁smaller ▁than ▁living ▁bur rows ▁( though ▁their ▁sizes ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁pre y ) ▁and ▁are ▁created ▁more ▁frequently ▁during ▁the ▁spring ,