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BirdLife International has defined two Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in the Indian subcontinent: [2]. Western Ghats, India; Sri Lanka; Each area has its own set of endemic species, and there are further species shared between the two which are not found elsewhere.
The species is now placed in the genus Chalcophaps that was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1843. [5] [6] Six subspecies are recognised: [6] C. i. indica (Linnaeus, 1758) – India to south China, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesian and west Papuan islands; C. i. robinsoni Baker, ECS, 1928 – Sri Lanka
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The species is also prominently found in the Papanasam part of the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve of Tirunelveli district, the Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park of Dindigul, the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Many zoos take part in breeding programs which help to secure the survival of this species.
Tamil Nadu is known for the diversity of its mammals due to the varying environments that sustain both dry and moist deciduous forests. [4] Notable species include Arboreal animals distributed in its hills, grasslands, mangroves, scrubs and forests. These also include vulnerable species like the Bengal tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, and the lion-tailed ...
The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is an ecoregion in the Western Ghats of southern India with tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.This biome covers the Nilgiri Hills between elevation of 250 and 1,000 m (820 and 3,280 ft) in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states.
Northeast, southeast and south Argyrophis siamensis: Typhlopidae: Siamese blind snake: Thai blind snake: Southeast (Chanthaburi) Typhlops roxaneae: Typhlopidae: Roxane's blind snake: Central - endemic: Cylindrophis ruffus: Cylindrophiidae: Red-tailed pipe snake: Common pipe snake: Widespread Xenopeltis unicolor: Xenopeltidae: Sunbeam snake
A number of monkey species from Nilgiri langur to the endangered lion-tailed macaque, baboon, Hanuman langur and leaf-capped langur, wolf, jackal, hyena, llama, otter, an aviary for Vedantangal birds and another for Point Calimere birds, then enclosures for the higher carnivores like the tiger, lion, panther, and jaguar, as well as grazers such ...