Schedule I – Specially Protected Species. — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Act: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Act No. 53 of 1972)

SCHEDULE I

(See sections 9, 11, 12, 38-I, 39, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 48, 48A, 50, 51, 51A and 57 and Chapter V-A)

PART A: MAMMALS

ANTELOPES

• 1. Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
• 2. Chinkara/Indian Gazelle Gazella bennettii
• 3. Four-horned Antelope Tetracerus quadricornis
• 4. Tibetan Antelope Pantholops hodgsonii
• 5. Tibetan Gazelle Procapra picticaudata

BADGERS

• 6. Greater Hog Badger Arctonyx collaris
• 7. Northern Hog Badger Arctonyx albogularis
• 8. Ratel / Honey Badger Mellivora capensis

BATS

• 9. Andaman Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus cognatus
• 10. Black-eared Flying Fox Pteropus melanotus
• 11. Leafletted Leaf-nosed Bat/Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros hypophyllus
• 12. Nicobar Flying Fox Pteropus faunulus
• 13. Salim Ali’s Fruit Bat Latidens salimalii
• 14. Wroughton’s Free tailed Bat Otomops wroughtoni

BEARS

• 15. Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus
• 16. Brown Bear Ursus arctos
• 17. Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus
• 18. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus

BINTURONG

• 19. Binturong Arctictis binturong

CANIDS

• 20. Asiatic Wild Dog/Dhole Cuon alpinus
• 21. Grey Wolf Canis lupus
• 22. Jackal Canis aureus

CAPRINES

• 23. Argali/Nayan/Great Tibetan Sheep Ovis ammon
• 24. Bharal/Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur
• 25. Chinese Goral Naemorhedus griseus
• 26. Himalayan Goral Naemorhedus goral
• 27. Himalayan Serow Capricornis sumatrenis
• 28. Markhor Copra falconeri
• 29. Red Goral Naemorhedus baileyi
• 30. Red Serow Capricornis rubidus
• 31. Siberian/Asiatic/Himalayan Ibex Copra sibirica
• 32. Takin Budorcas taxicolor
• 33. Urial Ovis vignei

CATS

• 34. Asiatic Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii
• 35. Asiatic Lion Panthera leo persica
• 36. Caracal Caracal caracal
• 37. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
• 38. Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
• 39. Desert Cat Felis silvestris
• 40. Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
• 41. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
• 42. Jungle Cat Felis chaus
• 43. Leopard Panthera pardus
• 44. Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
• 45. Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata
• 46. Pallas’s Cat Otocolobus manul
• 47. Rusty Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
• 48. Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
• 49. Tiger Panthera tigris

CIVETS

• 50. Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• 51. Jerdon’s Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni
• 52. Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha
• 53. Malabar Large-spotted Civet Viverra civettina
• 54. Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
• 55. Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
• 56. Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata

DEER

• 57. Alpine Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster
• 58. Black Musk Deer Moschus fuscus
• 59. Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus leucogaster
• 60. Hog Deer Axis porcinus
• 61. Indian Chevrotain/Mouse Deer Moschiola indica
• 62. Kashmir Musk Deer Moschus cupreus
• 63. Kashmir Red Deer/Hangul Cervus hangul
• 64. Manipur Brow-antlered Deer/Thamin Rucervus eldii eldii
• 65. Sambar Rusa unicolor
• 66. Swamp Deer/Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii
• 67. Northern Red Muntjak Muntiacus vaginalis
• 68. Leaf Muntjak Muntiacus putaoensis
• 69. Malabar Red Muntjak Muntiacus malabaricus

DOLPHINS

• 70. Fraser’s Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• 71. Gangetic/South Asian River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
• 72. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus
• 73. Indo-Pacific hump-back Dolphin Sousa chinensis
• 74. Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor
• 75. Irrawady Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
• 76. Pantropical Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
• 77. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
• 78. Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus
• 79. Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis
• 80. Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin/Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
• 81. Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

DUGONG

• 82. Dugong/Sea Cow Dugong dugon

ELEPHANT

• 83. Asiatic Elephant Elephas maximus

FOXES

• 84. Bengal Fox Vulpes bengalensis
• 85. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
• 86. Tibetan Sand Fox Vulpes ferrilata

HARES

• 87. Hispid Hare Caprolagus hispidus

HOGS

• 88. Pygmy Hog Porcula salvania

HYAENA

• 89. Striped Hyaena Hyaena hyaena

LINSANG

• 90. Spotted Linsang Prionodon pardicolor

MARMOTS

• 91. Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana
• 92. Long-tailed Marmot Marmota caudata

MARTENS

• 93. Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii
• 94. Stone/Beech Marten Martes foina
• 95. Himalayan Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula

MONGOOSES

• 96. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata
• 97. Grey Mongoose Urva edwardsii
• 98. Brown Mongoose Urva fuscu
• 99. Javan Mongoose Urva javanica
• 100. Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii
• 101. Crab-eating Mongoose Urva urva
• 102. Stripe-necked Mongoose Urva vitticolla

OTTERS

• 103. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
• 104. Oriental Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereal
• 105. Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata

OTHER RODENTS

• 106. Bonhote’s Mouse Mus famulus
• 107. Nilgiri Vandeleuria/Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse Vandeleuria nilagirica
• 108. Large Rock Rat/Elvira Rat Cremnomys Elvira
• 109. Hume’s Hadromys/Hume’s Rat Hadromys humei
• 110. Large Metad/Kondana Rat Millardia kondana
• 111. Miller’s Nicobar Rat Rattus burrus
• 112. Ranjini’s Rat Rattus ranjiniae

PANGOLINS

• 113. Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata
• 114. Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla

PIG

• 115. Andaman Wild Pig Sus scrofa andamanensis

PIKA

• 116. Royle’s Pika Ochotona roylei

PORPOISE

• 117. Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides

PORCUPINES

• 118. Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus macrourus
• 119. Himalayan Crestless Porcupine Hystrix brachyura
• 120. Indian Porcupine Hystrix indica

PRIMATES

• 121. Arunachal Macaque Macaca munzala
• 122. Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis
• 123. Bengal Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
• 124. Black-footed Gray Langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos
• 125. Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata
• 126. Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus
• 127. Gee’s Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei
• 128. Gray Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus
• 129. Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock hoolock
• 130. Kashmir Gray Langur Semnopithecus ajax
• 131. Lion-Tailed Macaque Macaca Silenus
• 132. Nepal Gray Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus
• 133. Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosus
• 134. Nilgiri Langur Semnopithecus johnii
• 135. Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina
• 136. Phayre’s Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus phayrei
• 137. Sela macaque Macaca selai
• 138. Stump-tailed macaque Macaca arctoides
• 139. Tarai Gray Langur Semnopithecus hector
• 140. Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam
• 141. White-cheeked Macaque Macaca leucogenys

RED PANDA

• 142. Himalaya Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
• 143. Chinese Red Panda Ailurus styani

RHINOCEROS

• 144. Indian/Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis

SQUIRRELS

• 145. Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel Belomys pearsonii
• 146. Namdhapa Flying Squirrel Biswamoyopterus biswasi
• 147. Woolly Flying Squirrels All species of the Genus Eupetaurus
• 148. Giant Flying Squirrels All species of the Genus Petaurista
• 149. Malabar/Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica
• 150. Malayan Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor
• 151. Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura
• 152. Travancore Flying Squirrel Petinomys fuscocapillus

SHREWS

• 153. Andaman Shrew Crocidura andamanensis
• 154. Day’s Shrew Suncus dayi
• 155. Himalayan Tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus
• 156. Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius

TREESHREWS

• 157. Nicobar Treeshrew Tupaia nicobarica

WHALES

• 158. Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• 159. Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
• 160. Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni
• 161. Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
• 162. Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
• 163. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• 164. Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata
• 165. Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• 166. Killer Whale Orcinus orca
• 167. Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra
• 168. False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
• 169. Sperm Whale/Cachalot Physeter macrocephalus
• 170. Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
• 171. Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima
• 172. Blainville’s Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
• 173. Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
• 174. Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris

WILD CATTLE

• 175. Gaur/Indian Bison Bos gaurus
• 176. Wild Yak Bos mutus
• 177. Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee

WILD ASS

• 178. Indian Wild Ass Equus hemionus
• 179. Tibetan Wild Ass Equus kiang

WEASELS

• 180. Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica
• 181. Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica
• 182. Yellow-bellied Weasel Mustela kathiah
• 183. Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel Mustela erminea

PART B: BIRDS

BARN OWLS

• 1. Andaman Barn Owl Tyto deroepstorffi
• 2. Common Barn Owl Tyto alba

BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS

• 3. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
• 4. White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis
• 5. White-eared Night Heron Gorsachius magnificus

BUNTINGS

• 6. Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola

BUSTARDS

• 7. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
• 8. Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
• 9. Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
• 10. Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
• 11. Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii

CISTICOLAS, PRINIAS, AND ALLIES

• 12. Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
• 13. Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani

COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES

• 14. Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
• 15. Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

CRANES

• 16. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
• 17. Common Crane Grus grus
• 18. Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
• 19. Hooded Crane Grus monacha
• 20. Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
• 21. Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus

CROWS AND ALLIES

• 22. Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleii

DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS

• 23. Andaman Teal Anas albogularis
• 24. Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri
• 25. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• 26. Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
• 27. Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
• 28. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
• 29. Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
• 30. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
• 31. White-winged Wood Duck Asarcornis scutulata

FALCONS

• 32. Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• 33. Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
• 34. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• 35. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
• 36. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

FINFOOTS

• 37. Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

FLYCATCHERS, CHATS AND ALLIES

• 38. Chinese Rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi
• 39. Hodgson’s Bushchat Saxicola insignis
• 40. Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
• 41. Large Blue Flycatcher Cyornis magnirostris
• 42. Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major
• 43. White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris

FRIGATEBIRDS

• 44. Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi

FROGMOUTHS

• 45. Hodgson’s Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni
• 46. Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

GULLS AND TERNS

• 47. Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
• 48. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• 49. Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
• 50. River Tern Sterna aurantia

HORNBILLS

• 51. Austen’s Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
• 52. Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
• 53. Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
• 54. Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
• 55. Narcondam Hornbill Rhyticeros narcondami
• 56. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• 57. Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
• 58. Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

IBISBILL

• 59. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• 60. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

KINGFISHERS

• 61. Blyth’s Kingfisher Alcedo hercules

KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES AND VULTURES

• 62. Andaman Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini
• 63. Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
• 64. Besra Accipiter virgatus
• 65. Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• 66. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• 67. Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata
• 68. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• 69. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• 70. Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• 71. Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
• 72. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
• 73. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
• 74. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
• 75. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
• 76. Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
• 77. Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
• 78. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
• 79. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• 80. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• 81. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• 82. Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
• 83. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
• 84. Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
• 85. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
• 86. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
• 87. Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
• 88. Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
• 89. Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
• 90. Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
• 91. Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• 92. Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
• 93. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
• 94. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
• 95. Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
• 96. Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilomis klossi
• 97. Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri
• 98. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
• 99. Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• 100. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
• 101. Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• 102. Red Kite Milvus milvus
• 103. Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
• 104. Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• 105. Shikra Accipiter badius
• 106. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
• 107. Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
• 108. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• 109. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
• 110. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
• 111. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• 112. White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
• 113. White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
• 114. White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
• 115. White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

LAUGHINGTHRUSHES AND LARGE BABBLERS

• 116. Ashambu Laughingthrush Montecincla meridionalis
• 117. Banasura Laughingthrush Montecincla jerdoni
• 118. Bar-winged Wren Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides
• 119. Brown-capped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron austeni
• 120. Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum
• 121. Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus nuchalis
• 122. Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus
• 123. Jerdon’s Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
• 124. Moustached Laughingthrush Ianthocincla cineracea
• 125. Nilgiri Laughingthrush Montecincla cachinnans
• 126. Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei
• 127. Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris
• 128. Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei
• 129. Tawny-breasted Wren Babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus

LOCUSTELLA WARBLERS AND ALLIES

• 130. Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus
• 131. Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus
• 132. West Himalayan Bush Warbler Locustella kashmirensis

MEGAPODES

• 133. Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis

MINIVETS AND CUCKOOSHRIKES

• 134. Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

MUNIAS

• 135. Green Munia Amandava formosa

NUTHATCHES

• 136. Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa

OSPREY

• 137. Osprey Pandion haliaetus

OWLS

• 138. Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
• 139. Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
• 140. Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
• 141. Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
• 142. Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
• 143. Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis
• 144. Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
• 145. Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus
• 146. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• 147. Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis
• 148. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes

PARROTBILLS AND ALLIES

• 149. Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris

PARROTS & PARAKEETS

• 150. Lord Derby’s Parakeet Psittacula derbiana
• 151. Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri

PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, AND PHEASANTS

• 152. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
• 153. Blyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii
• 154. Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii
• 155. Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii
• 156. Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
• 157. Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
• 158. Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
• 159. Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
• 160. Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa
• 161. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
• 162. Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
• 163. Manipur Bush Quail Perdicula manipurensis
• 164. Mountain Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
• 165. Mrs Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
• 166. Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
• 167. Sclater’s Monal Lophophorus sclateri
• 168. Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
• 169. Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
• 170. Tibetan Ear Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani
• 171. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
• 172. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
• 173. Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus

PIGEONS AND DOVES

• 174. Andaman Green Pigeon Treron chloropterus
• 175. Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
• 176. Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii
• 177. Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
• 178. Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni

PIPITS AND WAGTAILS

• 179. Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• 180. Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS

• 181. Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
• 182. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

SANDPIPERS

• 183. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• 184. Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
• 185. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea
• 186. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola

SCIMITAR BABBLERS AND ALLIES

• 187. Mishmi Wren Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis
• 188. Naga Wren Babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus

GRASS WARBLERS AND ALLIES

• 189. Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre
• 190. Rufous-vented Grass Babbler Laticilla burnesii
• 191. Swamp Grass Babbler Laticilla cinerascens

STARLINGS AND MYNA

• 192. Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• 193. Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica

STORKS

• 194. Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
• 195. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• 196. White Stork Ciconia ciconia

SWIFTS

• 197. Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
• 198. Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
• 199. Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
• 200. Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

THRUSHES AND ALLIES

• 201. Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis

TROGONS

• 202. Ward’s Trogon Harpactes wardi

TITS

• 203. White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis

WEAVERS

• 204. Finn’s Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus

WOODPECKERS AND ALLIES

• 205. Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei
• 206. Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• 207. Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
• 208. Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis

PART C: REPTILES

BOAS

• 1. Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii
• 2. Whitaker’s Boa Eryx whitakeri

CROCODILES

• 3. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus
• 4. Marsh Crocodile Crocodylus palustris
• 5. Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus

CHAMELEON

• 6. Indian Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus

GECKOS

• 7. Andaman Giant Gecko Gekko verreauxi
• 8. Bangalore Geckoella Cyrtodactylus srilekhae
• 9. Horsfield’s Gliding Gecko Gekko horsfieldii
• 10. Indian Golden Gecko Calodactylodes aureus
• 11. Jeypore Ground Gecko Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis
• 12. Leopard Geckos (Eyelid Geckos) All species of the Genus Eublepharis
• 13. Nicobar Gliding Gecko Gekko nicobarensis
• 14. Rishi Valley Geckoella Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis
• 15. Smith’s Green-eyed Gecko Gekko smithii
• 16. Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko Gekko lionotum
• 17. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko

KING COBRA

• 19. King Cobra All species of the Genus Ophiophagus

LIZARDS

• 20. Indian Spiny Tailed Lizard Saara hardwickii

MONITORS

• 21. Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis
• 22. Desert Monitor Varanus griseus
• 23. Water Monitor Varanus salvator
• 24. Yellow Monitor Varanus flavescens

OTHER SNAKES

• 25. Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
• 26. Dhaman or Indian Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa
• 27. Dog-faced Water Snake Cerberus rynchops
• 28. Indian Egg Eating Snake Boiga westermanni
• 29. Olive Keelback Water Snake Atretium schistosum
• 30. Russell’s Viper Daboia russelii

PYTHONS

• 31. Pythons All species of the Genus Python
• 32. Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus

TURTLES & TORTOISES

• 33. Amboina Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis
• 34. Asian Giant Softshell Turtle Pelochelys cantorii
• 35. Asian Giant Tortoise Manouria emys
• 36. Asiatic Softshell Turtle Amyda cartilaginea
• 37. Assam Roofed Turtle Pangshura sylhetensis
• 38. Black Softshell Turtle Nilssonia nigricans
• 39. Cochin Forest Cane Turtle Vijayachelys silvatica
• 40. Crowned River Turtle Hardella thurjii
• 41. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas
• 42. Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
• 43. Indian Eyed Turtle Morenia petersi
• 44. Indian Flap Shell Turtle Lissemys punctata
• 45. Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica
• 46. Indian Roofed Turtle Pangshura tecta
• 47. Indian Softshell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica
• 48. Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans
• 49. Indian Tent Turtle Pangshura tentoria
• 50. Keeled Box Turtle Cuora mouhotii
• 51. Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea
• 52. Leith’s Softshell Turtle Nilssonia leithii
• 53. Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
• 54. Northern River Terrapin Batagur baska
• 55. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• 56. Peacock Softshell Turtle Nilssonia hurum
• 57. Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Batagur kachuga
• 58. Sal Forest Tortoise Indotestudo elongata
• 59. Spotted Pond Turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii
• 60. Three-striped Roofed Turtle Batagur dhongoka
• 61. Travancore Tortoise Indotestudo travancorica
• 62. Tricarinate Hill Turtle Melanochelys tricarinata

PART D: AMPHIBIANS

• 1. Crocodile Newt Tylototriton verrucosus
• 2. Himalayan Salamander Tylototriton himalayanus
• 3. Koyna Toad Xanthophryne koynayensis
• 4. Purple Frogs All species of the Genus Nasikabatrachus

PART E: FISHES

GROUPER

• 1. Giant Grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus

SEAHORSES

• 2. Seahorses and Pipefishes All species in the Family Syngnathidae

RAYS

• 3. Bottlenose Wedgefish Rhynchobatus australiae
• 4. Bowmouth Guitarfish Rhina ancylostoma
• 5. Clubnose Guitarfish Glaucostegus thouin
• 6. Ganges Stingray Himantura fluviatilis
• 7. Giant Freshwater Whipray Urogymnus polylepis
• 8. Giant Guitarfish Rhynchobatus djiddensis
• 9. Giant Manta Mobula birostris
• 10. Porcupine Whipray Urogymnus asperrimus
• 11. Reef Manta Mobula alfredi
• 12. Smoothnose Wedgefish Rhynchobatus laevis
• 13. Widenose Guitarfish Glaucostegus obtusus

SAWFISHES

• 14. Common Sawfish Pristis pristis
• 15. Dwarf Sawfish Pristis clavata
• 16. Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron
• 17. Narrow Sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata

SHARKS

• 18. Gangetic Shark Glyphis gangeticus
• 19. Pondicherry Shark Carcharhinus hemiodon
• 20. Whale Shark Rhincodon typus

PART F: ECHINODERMATA

• 1. Sea Cucumber All species of the Class Holothuroidea

PART G: MOLLUSCA

CLAMS

• 1. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa
• 2. Horse’s Hoof Clam Hippopus hippopus
• 3. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima

CONES

• 4. Glory of India Conus milneedwardsi

HELMET SHELLS

• 5. Horned Helmet Shell/King Shell Cassis cornuta

NAUTILUS

• 6. Emperor Nautilus/Chambered Nautilus Nautilus pompilius

SHELLS

• 7. Bull Mouth Helmet/Queen Shell Cypraecassis rufa

TRUMPETS

• 8. Triton’s Trumpet Shell Charonia tritonis

SPIRALS

• 9. Spiral Tudicla Tudicla spirillus

PART H: ARTHROPODS (OTHER THAN INSECTS)

• 1. Coconut or Robber Crab Birgus latro

PART I: BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA)

Note: several entries near the end of Family Nymphalidae and Family Papilionidae subgroups may show minor line-wrap artifacts from the source PDF; species identities and scientific names are preserved accurately.

Family Lycaenidae

• 1. Andaman Tailless Oakblue Arhopala zeta
• 2. Blue Posy Drupadia scaeva
• 3. Broad Banded Brilliant Simiskina phalena
• 4. Cachar Mandarine Blue Charana cepheis
• 5. Chapman’s Hedge Blue Notarthrinus binghami
• 6. Chestnut-and-black Royal Tajuria yajna
• 7. Chinese Hairstreak Amblopala avidiena
• 8. Chocolate Bushblue Arhopala ariel
• 9. Comic Oakblue Arhopala comica
• 10. Ferrar’s Cerulean Jamides ferrari
• 11. Ferruginous Hairstreak Ahlbergia leechii
• 12. Great Brownie Gerydus symethus
• 13. Great Darkie Allotinus drumila
• 14. Hybrid Sapphire Heliophorus hybrida
• 15. Kanara Oakblue Arhopala alea
• 16. Mackwood’s Hairstreak Strymon mackwoodi
• 17. Moth Butterfly Liphyra brassolis
• 18. Naga Hedge Blue Oreolyce dohertyi
• 19. Opal Oakblue Arhopala opalina
• 20. Paona Hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus paona
• 21. Peacock Hairstreak Euaspa pavo
• 22. Plain Tailless Oakblue Arhopala asopia
• 23. Purple-brown Tailless Oakblue Arhopala arvina
• 24. Tytler’s Dull Oakblue Arhopala ace
• 25. Watson’s Hairstreak Thecla letha
• 26. Watson’s Mottle Logania watsoniana

Family Nymphalidae

• 27. Andaman King Crow Euploea midamus roepstorffi
• 28. Bamboo Tree Brown Lethe europa
• 29. Banded Duffer Discophora deo
• 30. Bhutan Sergeant Athyma jina
• 31. Bhutan Treebrown Lethe margaritae
• 32. Blue Baron Euthalia telchinia
• 33. Blue Begam Prothoe franck regalis
• 34. Blue Duke Euthalia durga
• 35. Blue Nawab Polyura schreiber
• 36. Branded Yeoman Algia fasciata
• 37. Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa yedanula
• 38. Chestnut Rajah Charaxes dumfordi
• 39. Common Duffer Discophora sondaica
• 40. Dark Wall Lasiommata menava
• 41. Dismal Mystic Lethe ocellata
• 42. Dull Forester Lethe gulnihal
• 43. Eastern Courtier Sophisa chandra
• 44. Empress Sasakia funebris
• 45. Freak Calinaga buddha
• 46. Fuliginous Sailer Neptis ebusa ebusa
• 47. Golden Emperor Dillpa morgiana
• 48. Grand Duke Euthalia iva
• 49. Hockeystick Sailer Neptis nycteus
• 50. Hockeystick Sailer Phaedyma aspasia
• 51. Malay Staff Sergeant Athyma reta moorei
• 52. Malayan Nawab Polyura moori sandakana
• 53. Manipur Fivering Ypthima persimilis
• 54. Mottled Argus Loxerebia narasingha
• 55. Naga Duke Euthalia curvifascia
• 56. Northern Jungle Queen Stichophthalma camadeva
• 57. Orchid Tit Chlioria othona
• 58. Pallid Forester Lethe satyavati
• 59. Peal’s Palmfly Elymnias peali
• 60. Pointed Palmfly Elymnias penaga
• 61. Purple Bushbrown Mycalesis orseis
• 62. Scarce Blue Tiger Tirumala gautama
• 63. Scarce Catseye Coelites nothis
• 64. Scarce Jester Symbrenthia silana
• 65. Scarce Lilacfork Lethe dura
• 66. Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans
• 67. Scarce Siren Hestina nicevillei
• 68. Scarce White Commodore Sumalia zulema
• 69. Single Silverstripe Lethe ramadeva
• 70. Spotted Black Crow Euploea crameri
• 71. Tawny Emperor Chitoria ulupi
• 72. Tytler’s Emperor Eulaceura manipurensis
• 73. Tytler’s Treebrown Lethe gemina
• 74. White Emperor Helcyra hemina
• 75. White Spot Fritillary Argynnis hegmone

Family Papilionidae

• 76. Banded Apollo Parnassius delphius
• 77. Black Windmill Byasa crassipes
• 78. Chinese Windmill Byasa plutonius
• 79. Common Clubtail Losaria coon
• 80. de Niceville’s Windmill Byasa polla
• 81. Hannyngton Apollo Parnassius hannyngtoni
• 82. Himalayan Bhutan Glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii
• 83. Imperial Apollo Parnassius imperator
• 84. Kaiser-i-Hind Teinopalpus imperialis
• 85. Krishna Peacock Papilio krishna
• 86. Ladak Banded Apollo Parnassius stoliczkanus
• 87. Malabar Banded Swallowtail Papilio liomedon
• 88. Mystical Bhutan Glory Bhutanitis ludlowi
• 89. Nevill’s Windmill Byasa nevilli
• 90. Varnished Apollo Parnassius acco
• 91. Yellow-crested Spangle Papilio elephenor

Family Pieridae

• 92. Butler’s Dwarf Baltia butleri
• 93. Dwarf Clouded Yellow Colias dubia
• 94. Green Banded White Pieris krueperi
• 95. Lemon Clouded Yellow Colias thrasibulus
• 96. Pale Jezabel Delias sanaca

PART J: ODONATA (DRAGONFLY)

• 1. Himalayan Relict Dragonfly Epiophlebia laidlawi

PART K: CORALS

• 1. Black Coral All species of the Order Antipatharia
• 2. Blue Coral All species from the following Families in the Order Helioporacea: Aulopsammiidae, Helioporidae, and Lithotelestidae
• 3. False Corals All species of the Order Corallimorpharia
• 4. Fire Coral All species of the Genus Millepora
• 5. Organ Pipe Coral Tubipora musica
• 6. Sea Anemones All species from the following Families in the Order Actiniaria: Actinernidae, Halcuriidae, and Edwardsiidae
• 7. Sea Pens All species from the following Families in the Order Pennatulacea: Anthoptilidae, Chunellidae, Echinoptilidae, Funiculinidae, Kophobelemnidae, Protoptilidae, Pseudumbellulidae, Renillidae, Scleroptilidae, Stachyptilidae, Umbellutidae, Veretiltidae, Balticinidae, Pennatulidae, and Virgulariidae
• 8. Soft Corals All species from the following Families in the Order Alcyonacea: Acanthoaxiidae, Chelidonisididae, Parasphaerascleridae, Nephtheidae, Alcyoniidae, Clavulariidae, Xeniidae, Cornulariidae, Subergorgiidae, Pleaxauridae, Ellisellidae, Melithaeidae, and Briareidae
• 9. Stony Coral All species of the Order Scleractinia
• 10. Tube-dwelling Anemones All species of the following Families of the Order Penicillaria: Pennatulidae, Anthoptilidae, Scleroptilidae, Halipteridae, and Protoptilidae
• 11. Tube-dwelling Anemones All species of the Order Spirularia
• 12. Zoanthids All species of the Order Zooantharia

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Amended by the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 (18 of 2022).