Wildlife of Tamil Nadu

Wildlife of Tamil Nadu

There are about 2000 vertebrate species that are found in Tamil Nadu, South India. Fact|date=July 2007 The protected areas of Tamil Nadu provide safe habitat for these species. [Tamil Nadu Forest Department, retrieved 7/29/2007 [http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WLTourism.htm Tamil Nadu Wildlife Tourism] ] for

Mammals

The mammals found in Tamil Nadu include the
Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Wild Boar,Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Common Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr, Four-horned antelope, Dhole, Tree shrew, Sambar Deer, Mouse Deer, Muntjac, Jungle cat, Fishing cat, Leopard cat, Small Indian Civet, Toddy cat, Asian Small Mongoose, blackbuck, Chital, Striped hyena, Nilgiri Marten, Travancore Flying Squirrel, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Flying squirrel, Three-striped palm squirrel, Black-naped Hare, Grey slender loris, Indian Pangolin, Asian Small-Clawed Otter and Malabar Spiny Dormouse, Indian Fox, Indian Porcupine, Smooth-Coated Otter. [Tamil Nadu Forest Department, retrieved 7/30/2007 [http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WLTWLS.htm Wild Life Sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu] ]

Birds

These include the Malabar Trogon, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Nilgiri Wood-pigeon, Nilgiri Laughing Thrush, Peregrine Falcon, Bonellis Eagle, Dollarbird, Nilgiri Pipit, Little Spiderhunter, White-bellied Shortwing, Little Ringed Plover, Indian Swiftlet, White-bellied Treepie, White-bellied Woodpecker, Green Imperial Pigeon, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Great Eared Nightjar, Grey Junglefowl, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Peafowl, Pompadour Green Pigeon, Wood Sandpiper, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Malabar Parakeet, White-browed Bulbul, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Black-and-orange Flycatcher, Brown-headed Barbet, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Broad-tailed Grassbird, Cormorant, Darter, Heron, Egret, Open-billed Stork, Spoonbill and White Ibis, Little Grebe, Indian Moorhen, Black-winged Stilt, a few migratory duck and occasionally Grey Pelican.

Marine species

These include the Dugong, Turtle, Dolphin and Balanoglossus.

Insects

Butterflies: Southern Birdwing, Common Rose, Crimson Rose, Common Bluebottle, Common Jay, Tailed Jay, Spot Swordtail, Five-bar Swordtail, Common Mime, Lime, [Malabar Banded Swallowtail, Malabar Raven, Red Helen, Common Mormon, Blue Mormon, Paris Peacock, Malabar Banded Peacock, Common Banded Peacock, Common Emigrant, Mottled Emigrant, Small Grass Yellow, Common Grass Yellow, Common Jezebel, Psyche, Common Gull,Lesser Gull, Pioneer Or Caper White, Plain Puffin, Chocolate Albatross, Common Albatross, Lesser Albatross, Small Orange Tip, White Orange Tip, Yellow Orange Tip, Common Wanderer, Great Orange Tip

Reptiles

Mugger crocodile, King Cobra, Bamboo Pit Viper, Indian Python, Travancore Tortoise, Spectacled Cobra, Common Krait, Common Green Whip Snake, Russell's Kukri, Common Indian Monitor, Indian Chameleon, Oriental Garden Lizard, South Indian Flying Lizard, Olive Ridley Turtle, Cochin Forest Cane Turtle, Indian Black Turtle, Russell's Viper, various species of skinks and geckos.

Amphibians

Large Wrinkled Frog, Malabar black narrow mouthed frog, Kerala Warty Frog, Pigmy Wrinkled Frog, Burrowing Frog [Sajeev T.K. et.al.,Management of Forests in India for Biological Diversity and Forest Productivity- A New Perspective WII-USDA Forest Service Collaborative Project Grant No. FG-In-780 (In-FS-120), Volume III (ACA) pp 41-168. [http://www.wii.gov.in/download/volume3(ACA).pdf Anaimalai Conservation Area] ]

References

Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Environment, State of Environment Report - 2005, Biodiversity [http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/soe/images/biodiversity.pdf Chapt. 11.2 Tamil Nadu's Biodiversity]


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