Animals

Pondicherry- Indian Palm Squirrel Common Name: Indian Palm Squirrel Local Name: Anil (Tamil), Urundai Anil Scientific Name: Funambulus palmarum Description The Indian Palm […]

Lakshadweep- Butterfly Fish Common Name: Butterfly Fish Local Name: None specifically, commonly referred to as Butterfly Fish Scientific Name: Chaetodon species Description Butterfly Fish

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu- Indian Lion Common Name: Indian Lion or Asiatic Lion Local Name: Sinh Scientific Name: Panthera

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- Dugong Common Name: Dugong Local Name: Sea Cow Scientific Name: Dugong dugon Description The Dugong, also known as the

Tripura – Phayre’s leaf monkey Common Name: Phayre’s langur, Phayre’s leaf monkey, spectacled leaf monkey Local Name: Chosma Bandor Scientific Name: Trachypithecus phayrei 

Telangana – Spotted Deer Common Name: Spotted Deer Local Name: Chukala jinka (Telegu), Cheetal (Hindi) Scientific Name: Axis axis Erxleben Description: Native to the Indian

Tamil Nadu- Nilgiri Tahr Common Name: Nilgiri Tahr Local Name: Nilgiri Ibex Scientific Name: Nilgiritragus hylocrius Description The Nilgiri Tahr is a stocky,

Sikkim – Red Panda Common Name: Red Panda/Firefox Local Name: Hun-ho (Chinese) Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens fulgens (Himalayan red panda) and Ailurus fulgens styani (Chinese red

Nagaland- Mithun Common Name: Mithun Local Name: Gayal Scientific Name: Bos frontalis Description Mithun, also known as Gayal, is a large, semi-domesticated bovine

Mizoram – Himalayan serow Common Name: Himalayan serow Local Name: Sarao (Hindi), Saza (Mizo) Scientific Name: Capricornis sumatraensis thar Hodgson Description: The animal has a