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Mammals, Reptiles and Butterflies of Kutch
Listing by : Jugal Tiwari
Mammals of Kutch Great Rann and Little Rann
1. Jungle Cat Felis chaus Common 2. Desert Cat Felis sylvestris Very rare 3. Caracal Caracal caracal Very rare 4. Common Leopard Panthera pardus Very rare 5. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus Common 6. Indian Gazelle (Chinkara) Gazella bennettii Rare 8. Wild Pig Sus scrofa Common 9. Asiatic Wild Ass Equs onager Little Rann and Khadir Endemic and endangered 10. Jackal Canis aureus Common 11. Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Uncommon 12. Wolf Canis lupus Rare, endangered 13. Indian Fox Vulpus bengalensis Uncommon 14. Desert Fox Vulpus vulpus pusilla Rare,endangered 15. Honey Badger Mellivora capensis Uncommon 16. Small Indian Civet Vivericulla indica Uncommon 17. Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii Common 18. Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes javanicus Common 19. Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Very rare 20. Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis Common 21. House Shrew Sunchus murinus Common 22. Collared Hedgehog Hemiechinis collaris Uncommon or Longeared Hedgehog 23. Indian Hedgehog Hemiechinis micropus Uncommon Pale hedgehog 24. Indian Porcupine Hystrix indica Uncommon 25. Five striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennanti Common 26. Lesser Bandicoot-Rat Bandicota bengalensis Abundant 27. Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Common 28. Indian Desert Jird Meriones hurrianae Common 29. House Rat Rattus rattus Common 30. Sand-coloured Rat Millardia gleadowii Common 31. Indian Bush Rat Golunda ellioti Common 32. Little Indian Field Mouse Mus booduga Common 33. Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus Common 34. Fulvous fruit Bat Rousettus leschenaulti Unconfirmed 35. Greater Mousetailed Bat Rhinopoma microphyllum Common 36. Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common 37. Indi Pacific Humped backed Dolphin Sousa chinensis uncommon Seen at Pingleshwar coast during high tides 38. Sperm Whale Physeter catadon dead whales seen on sea-shores 39. Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Dead whales recorded from some places on sea-shores 40. Dugong Dugong dugon Very rare in Gulf of Kutch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reptiles of Kutch
1. Mugger or marsh Crocodile Crocodylus palustris Common 2. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Nest on coast of Kutch July-September (endangered) 3. Hawksbill Turtle Ertmochelys imbricata Uncommon 4. Indian Mud or Flap-shell Turtle Lissemys punctata Common 5. Starred Tortoise Geochelone elegans Rare 6. Northern House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis Common 7. Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus Common 8. Fat-tailed or Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius Uncommon 9. Common Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor Common 10. Fanthroated Lizard Sitana ponticeriana Common 11. Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx hardwickii Common 12. Short-tailed Agama Agama minor Common in Abdasa 13. Indian Chameleon Chamaeleon zeylanicus Uncommon 14. Common or Brahminy Skink Mabuya carinata Common 15. Snake Skink Lygosoma punctatus Common 16. Jerdons Snake-eye Opisphs minor nictans (jerdonii) uncommon 17. Common Indian Monitor Varanus bengalensis Common (endangered) 18. Desert Monitor Varanus griseus Uncommon (endangered) 19. Common worm or Blind snake Ramphotyphlos braminus uncommon 20. Russells Earth Boa Eryx conicus Uncommon 21. Johns Earth Boa Eryx johnii Uncommon 22. Trinket Snake Elaphe helena Uncommon 23. Common Ratsnake or Dhaman Ptyas mucosus Uncommon 24. Grays Ratsnake or Glossy bellied Racer Argyrogena ventromaculatus Uncommon 25. Royal or Diadem snake Spalerosophis diadema Rare 26.Common Indian Bronzeback or Tree snake Dendrilaphis tristris Uncommon 27. Common Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus uncommon 28. Chekered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator uncommon 29. Buffstriped Keelback Emphiesma stolata Uncommon 30. Indian Ribbon Snake or Leiths Sandsnake Psammophis leithii Uncommon 31. Indian Gamma or Cat Snake Boiga trigonata uncommon 32. Common Kukri Snake Oligodon arnensis uncommon 33. Walls Sind Krait Bungarus sindianus walli Uncommon 34. Binocellate Cobra Naja naja Common 35. Yellow Sea snake Leicocephalophis spiralis uncommon 36. Annulated Sea snake Leioselasma cyanocinctus common 37. Bombay Sea snake Hydrophis mammilaris common
Butterflies of Kutch
1. Common banded Awl Hasora chromus 2. Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis 3. Indian Palm Bob Suastus gramius 4. Common Mormon Papilio ploytes 5. Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus 6. Common Rose Atrophaneura aristolochiae 7. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe 8. Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona 9. Crimson Tip Calotes danae 10. Small Orange Tip Calotes etrida 11. Large Salmon Arab Calotes fausta 12. White Arab Calotis vestalis 13. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene 14. Common Gull Cepora nerissa 15. Pioneer Belenois aurota 16. Bright Babul blue Azanus ubaldus 17. Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus 18. Common Crow Euploea core 19. Common Bush brown Mycalesis perseus 20. Indian Fritillary Argyreus hyperbius 21. Common Leopard Phalantha phalantha 22. Baronet Euthalia nais 23. Common Castor Ariadne merione 24. Joker Byblia ilithya 25. Painted Lady Vanessa caradui 25. Blue Pansy Nunonia orithiya 26. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta 27. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana 28. Lemon pansy Junonia lemonias 29. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina 30. Danaid Eggfly Hyplolimnas missippus |
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