Schedule II (Parts A, C–I)

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

(See Sections 9, 11, 12, 38-I, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51 and 57) — Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Mollusca, Arthropods, Butterflies and Porifera. See Part B (Birds) on a separate page.

PART A: MAMMALS

ANTELOPE

1. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus

BADGERS

2. Burmese/Large toothed Ferret Badger Melogale personata
3. Chinese/Small-toothed Ferret Badger Melogale moschata

BATS

4. Durga Das’s Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros durgadasi
5. Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus
6. Mitred Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mitratus
7. Peters’s Tubenosed Bat Harpiola grisea
8. Rainforest Tube-nosed Bat Murina pluvialis
9. Sombre Bat Eptesicus tatei

CETACEANS

10. Cetacean species All species of the Infraorder Cetacea other than those listed in Schedule I

DEER

11. Spotted Deer/Chital Axis axis

HARES

12. Desert Hare Lepus tibetanus
13. Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis
14. Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus

HEDGEHOGS

15. Bare-bellied Hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris
16. Indian Hedgehog Paraechinus micropus
17. Indian Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus collaris

OTHER RODENTS

18. Andaman Rat Rattus stoicus
19. Car Nicobar Rat Rattus palmarum
20. Cutch Rock Rat Cremnomys cutchicus
21. Royle’s Mountain Vole Alticola roylei
22. Sahyadris Forest Rat Rattus satarae

PIG

23. Wild Pig Sus scrofa

PRIMATES

24. Northern Plains Gray/Hanuman Langur Semnopithecus entellus

SHREWS

25. Andaman Spiny Shrew Crocidura hispida
26. Assam Mole Shrew Anourosorex assamensis
27. Indian Highland Shrew Suncus niger
28. Jenkin’s Shrew Crocidura jenkinsi
29. Madras Treeshrew Anathema ellioti
30. Narcondam Shrew Crocidura narcondamica
31. Nicobar Shrew Crocidura nicobarica

SQUIRRELS

32. Jungle Palm Squirrel Funambulus tristriatus
33. Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Dremomys lokriah

TREE MICE

34. Spiny Tree Mouse Platacanthomys lasiurus

PART C: REPTILES

GECKOS

1. Banded Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus
2. Clouded Indian Gecko Cyrtodactylus nebulosus
3. Collegal Ground Gecko Cyrtodactylus collegalensis
4. Deccan Banded Gecko Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus
5. Deccan Ground Gecko Cyrtodactylus deccanensis
6. Varad Giri’s Ground Gecko Cyrtodactylus varadgirii

TURTLES

7. Asian Leaf Turtle Cyclemys gemeli
8. Brown Roofed Turtle Pangshura smithii
9. Indian Black Turtle Melanochelys trijuga

LIZARDS

10. Asian Glass Lizard Dopasia gracilis
11. Anamalai Spiny Lizard Salea anamallayana
12. Horsfield’s Spiny Lizard Salea horsfieldii
13. Southern Flying Lizard Draco dussumieri

BOAS

14. All species of the Family Boidae except for those listed in Schedule I

SNAKES

15. Blind Snakes All species of the Family Typhlopidae
16. Colubrid Snakes All species of the Family Colubridae except those listed in Schedule I
17. Elapid Snakes All species of the Family Elapidae except for those listed in Schedule I
18. Sand Snakes All species of Family Psammophiidae
19. Shield-tailed Snakes All species of the Family Uropeltidae
20. Sunbeam Snake All species of the Family Xenopeltidae
21. Thread Snakes All species of the Family Leptotyphlopidae
22. Vipers All species of the Family Viperidae except for those listed in Schedule I

PART D: AMPHIBIANS

TOADS

1. Kemp’s Tree Toad Bufoides kempi
2. Khasi Hills Toad Bufoides meghalayanus
3. Malabar Tree Toad Pedostibes tuberculosus

FROGS

4. Aloysi Pond Frog Phrynoderma aloysii
5. Annandale’s Frog/Assam Hills Frog Clinotarsus alticola
6. Bompu Litter Frog Leptobrachium bompu
7. Chin Woodfrog Sylvirana lacrima
8. Cope’s Frog Hydrophylax leptoglossa
9. Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog Fejervarya moodiei
10. Ghosh’s Frog/Manipur Frog Euphlyctis ghoshi
11. Giant Gliding Frog Zhangixalus smaragdinus
12. Himalayan Cascade Frog Amolops himalayanus
13. Indian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
14. Indian Pond Frog Phrynoderma hexadactylum
15. Indian Skittering Frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
16. Indoburman Cascade Frog Amolops indoburmanensis
17. Jerdon’s White-lipped Horned Frog Megophrys major
18. Kalasgram Skittering Frog Euphlyctis kalasgramensis
19. Karaavali Pond Frog Phrynoderma karaavali
20. Khare’s Gliding Frog Pterorana khare
21. Kerala Pond Frog Phrynoderma kerala
22. Liebig’s Frog/Sikkim Paa Frog Nanorana liebigii
23. Littoral Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus litoralis
24. Mawphlang Hill Stream Frog Odorrana mawphlangensis
25. Mokokchung Frog Nanorana mokokchungensis
26. Orissa Frog Fejervarya orissaensis
27. Perching Frog/Six-Lined Tree Frog/Terai Tree Frog Polypedates teraiensis
28. Senchal Cascade Frog Amolops senchalensis
29. Sikkim Ombrana Ombrana sikimensis
30. Terai Wart Frog Minervarya teraiensis
31. Twin-spotted Tree Frog Rhacophorus bipunctatus
32. Yellow-spotted White-lipped Horned Frog Megophrys flavipunctata

PART E: FISHES

RAYS

1. Sicklefin Devil Ray Mobula tarapacana
2. Mottled Eagle Ray Aetomylaeus maculatus
3. Ocellate Eagle Ray Aetomylaeus milvus
4. Ornate Eagle Ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio

SHARKS

5. Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
6. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus
7. Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
8. Winghead Shark Eusphyra blochii

SNAKEHEADS

9. Barca Snakehead Channa barca
10. Gollum Snakehead Aenigmachanna gollum

PART F: MOLLUSCA

CONCHES

1. Chiragra Spider Conch Harpago arthriticus
2. Harpago Spider Conch Harpago chiragra
3. Milleped Spider Conch Lambis millepeda
4. Orange Spider Conch Lambis crocata
5. Scorpio Spider Conch Lambis scorpius
6. Sibald’s Conch Dolomena plicata sibbaldii
7. Trapezium Horse Conch Pleuroploca trapezium
8. Truncate Spider Conch Lambis truncata

COWRIES

9. Limacina Cowrie Staphylaea limacina
10. Map Cowrie Leporicypraea mappa
11. Mole Cowrie Talparia talpa

OYSTERS

12. Windowpane Oyster Placuna placenta

TOP SHELLS

13. Commercial Top Shell Tectus niloticus

TURBANS

14. Green Turban Turbo marmoratus

VOLUTES

15. Vaxillate Volute/Gold Banded Volute Harpulina arausiaca

PART G: ARTHROPODS (OTHER THAN INSECTS)

CRABS

1. Indo-Pacific Horseshoe Crab Tachypleus gigas
2. Mangrove Horseshoe Crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda

SPIDERS

3. Anantagiri Parachute Spider Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli
4. Bengal Ornamental/Chota Nagpur Parachute Spider Poecilotheria miranda
5. Indian Ornamental Spider/Regal Parachute Spider Poecilotheria regalis
6. Mysore Ornamental Spider/Striated Parachute Spider Poecilotheria striata
7. Peacock Tarantula/Gooty Ornamental Tarantula Poecilotheria metallica
8. Rameswaram Ornamental Tarantula/Rameshwaram Parachute Spider Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica
9. Red Slate Ornamental Tarantula Poecilotheria rufilata
10. Salem Ornamental Tarantula Poecilotheria formosa

PART H: BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA)

Family Lycaenidae

1. Indian Ace Halpe homolea
2. Orange-tailed Awlet Badamia sena
3. Albocerulean Udara albocaerulea
4. Assam Pierrot Tarucus waterstradti
5. Banded Royal Eliotiana jalindra
6. Barred Lineblue Prosotas aluta
7. Bhutya Lineblue Prosotas bhutea
8. Black Cupid Tongeia kala
9. Black-branded Royal Tajuria culta
10. Blue Darkie Allotinus subviolaceus
11. Blue Gem Poritia erycinoides
12. Blue Quaker Pithecops fulgens
13. Blue Tit Chliaria kina
14. Branded Royal Tajuria melastigma
15. Branded Yamfly Yasoda tripunctata
16. Broad Spark Sinthusa chandrana
17. Brown Tit Hypolycaena theclodies nicobarica
18. Cerulean Hairstreak Neozephyrus suroia
19. Chestnut-and-black Royal Tajuria yajna
20. Chinese Royal Tajuria luculenta
21. Chocolate Royal Remelana jangala
22. Chumbi Green Underwing Patricius younghusbandi
23. Common Gem Poritia hewitsord
24. Common Tinsel Catapoecilma major
25. Dark Blue Royal Pratapa icetas mishmia
26. Dark Mottle Logania distanti
27. Dark Tinsel Acupicta delicatum
28. de Niceville’s Dull Oakblue Amblypodia agrata
29. Dull Green Hairstreak Esakiozephyrus icana
30. Dusky Bushblue Arhopala paraganesa
31. Dusky Meadow Blue Alpherakya devanica
32. Elwes’ Silverline Spindasis elwesi
33. Falcate Oakblue Mahathala ameria
34. Felder’s Lineblue Catopyrops ancyra
35. Frosted Cerulean Jamides kankena
36. Glazed Oakblue Arhopala paralea
37. Great Spotted Blue Phengaris atroguttata
38. Green Flash Artipe eryx
39. Green Sapphire Heliophorus androcles
40. Hampson’s Hedge Blue Acytolepis lilacea
41. Hedge Cupid Bothrinia chennelli
42. Hewitson’s Dull Oakblue Arhopala oenea
43. Indigo Flash Rapala varuna
44. Jakama Hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis
45. Kabru Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus kabrua
46. Khaki Silverline Spindasis rukmini
47. Kirbari Hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis
48. Large Fourlineblue Nacaduba pactolus
49. Lilac Oakblue Arhopala camdeo
50. Lilac Silverline Apharitis lilacinus
51. Lister’s Hairstreak Pamela dudgeonii
52. Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
53. Malayan Magisba malaya
54. Many-tailed Oakblue Thaduka multicaudata
55. Metallic Cerulean Jamides alecto
56. Metallic Hedge Blue Callenya melaena
57. Moore’s Cupid Shijimia moorei
58. Naga Sapphire Heliophorus kohimensis
59. Narrow Spark Sinthusa nasaka
60. Nilgiri Tit Hypolycaena nilgirica
61. Pale Bushblue Arhopala aberrans
62. Pale Fourlineblue Nacaduba hermus
63. Pale Grand Imperial Neocheritra fabronia
64. Pale Spark Sinthusa virgo
65. Pallid Oakblue Amblypodia alesia
66. Pallid Royal Tajuria albiplaga
67. Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus
68. Plain Plushblue Flos apidanus
69. Plane Bindahara phocides
70. Pointed Ciliate Blue Anthene lycaenina
71. Pointed Lineblue Ionolyce helicon
72. Pointed Pierrot Niphanda cymbia
73. Powdered Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus zoa
74. Red Imperial Suasa lisides
75. Refulgent Flash Rapala refulgens
76. Royal Cerulean Jamides caeruleus
77. Scarce Shot Silverline Spindasis elima
78. Scarce Silverstreak Blue Iraota rochana
79. Scarce Slate Flash Rapala scintilla
80. Shot Flash Rapala buxaria
81. Silver Hairstreak Inomataozephyrus syla
82. Silver Royal Ancema blanka
83. Silver Grey Silverline Spindasis nipalicus
84. Silver-Streaked Acacia Blue Zinaspa todara
85. Small Green Underwing Albulina metallica
86. Spotless Oakblue Arhopala fulla
87. Spotted Pierrot Tarucus callinara
88. Straight Pierrot Caleta roxus
89. Straightline Royal Tajuria diaeus
90. Straightwing Blue Orthomiella pontis
91. Sylhet Oakblue Arhopala silhetensis
92. Tailless Bushblue Amblypodia ganesa
93. Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa
94. Tailless Metallic Green Hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus khasia
95. Tailless Plushblue Flos areste
96. Tamil Oakblue Arhopala bazaloides
97. Truncate Imperial Cheritrella truncipennis
98. Tytler’s Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus vittatus
99. Tytler’s Lascar Pantoporia bieti paona
100. Tytler’s Rosy Oakblue Arhopala allata suffusa
101. Una Una usta
102. Uncertain Royal Tajuria ister
103. Violet Onyx Horaga onyx
104. Violet Onyx Horaga albimacula
105. White Cerulean Jamides pura
106. White Royal Pratapa deva
107. White Royal Tajuria illurgioides
108. White Royal Tajuria illurgis
109. White-spotted Hairstreak Shizuyaozephyrus ziha
110. White-tipped Lineblue Prosotas noreia
111. Witch Araotes lapithis
112. Wonderful Hairstreak Thermozephyrus ataxus zulla

Family Nymphalidae

113. Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
114. Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa
115. Banded Marquis Euthalia teuta
116. Black Rajah Charaxes solon
117. Blackvein Sergeant Athyma ranga
118. Blue Duchess Euthalia duda
119. Blue Forester Lethe scanda
120. Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi
121. Blue-tailed Jester Symbrenthia niphanda
122. Branded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva
123. Broad-banded Sailer Neptis sankara
124. Broadstick Sailer Neptis narayana
125. Bronze Duke Euthalia nara
126. Brown Argus Ypthima hyagriva
127. Brown Forester Lethe serbonis
128. Brown Prince Rohana parvata
129. Chestnut-streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah
130. China Nawab Polyura narcaeus
131. Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama
132. Chinese Yellow Sailer Neptis cydippe kirbariensis
133. Clear Sailer Neptis clinia
134. Clipper Parthenos sylvia
135. Comma Polygonia c-album
136. Commodore Auzakia danava
137. Common Archduke Lexias pardalis jadeitina
138. Common Baron Euthalia aconthea
139. Common Beak Libythea lepita
140. Common Forester Lethe insana
141. Common Nawab Polyura athamas
142. Courtesan Euripus nyctelius
143. Creamy Sailer Neptis soma
144. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
145. Dark Archduke Lexias dirtea
146. Dark Baron Euthalia merta
147. Dark Forester Lethe brisanda
148. Dark Forester Lethe goalpara
149. De Niceville’s Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus
150. Desert Fourring Ypthima bolanica
151. Dot-dash Sergeant Athyma kanwa
152. Dusky Labyrinth Neope yama
153. Eastern Fivering Ypthima similis
154. False Comma Polygonia l-album
155. Freak Calinaga buddha
156. French Duke Euthalia franciae
157. Grand Duchess Euthalia patala
158. Great Archduke Lexias cyanipardus
159. Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius
160. Great Sergeant Athyma larymna
161. Great Yellow Sailer Neptis radha
162. Grey Baron Euthalia anosia
163. Grey Commodore Bhagadatta austenia
164. Grey Count Cynitia lepidea
165. Highbrown Silverspot Argynnis jainadeva
166. Jewelled Nawab Polyura delphis
167. Jezabel Palmfly Elymnias vasudeva
168. Large Tawny Wall Raphicera satricus
169. Lavender Count Cynitia cocytus
170. Lepcha Bushbrown Mycalesis lepcha
171. Long-branded Blue Crow Euploea algea
172. Malabar Tree Nymph Idea malabarica
173. Manipur Goldenfork Lethe kabrua
174. Manipur Woodbrown Lethe kanjupkula
175. Many-tufted Bushbrown Mycalesis mystes
176. Marbled Map Cyrestis cocles
177. Moeller’s Silverfork Lethe moelleri
178. Mongol Araschnia prorsoides dohertyi
179. Moore’s Bushbrown Mycalesis heri
180. Mountain Silverspot Issoria altissima
181. Naga Treebrown Lethe naga
182. Painted Courtesan Euripus consimilis
183. Pale Forester Lethe latiaris
184. Pale Green Sailer Neptis zaida
185. Pale Hockeystick Sailer Neptis manasa manasa
186. Pallid Argus Cailerebia scanda
187. Panther Neurosigma siva
188. Pasha Herona marathus
189. Plain Bushbrown Mycalesis malsarida
190. Plain Threering Ypthima lycus
191. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia
192. Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis
193. Red-spot Duke Euthalia evelina
194. Ringed Argus Cailerebia annada
195. Scarce Blue Oakleaf Kallima knyvetti
196. Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae
197. Scarce Mountain Argus Erebia kalinda kalinda
198. Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans
199. Scarce Tawny Rajah Charaxes aristogiton
200. Scarce Wall Lasiommata maerula
201. Scarce Woodbrown Lethe siderea
202. Sergeant Emperor Mimathyma chevana
203. Shandur Rockbrown Chazara heydenreichi
204. Short-banded Sailer Phaedyma columella
205. Silverstreak Argynnis clara
206. Siren Hestina persimilis
207. Small Goldenfork Lethe atkinsoni
208. Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe
209. Small Silverfork Lethe jalaurida
210. Small Woodbrown Lethe nicetella
211. Sordid Emperor Chitona sordida
212. Spotted Blue Crow Euploea midamus
213. Spotted Mystic Lethe tristigmata
214. Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas
215. Spotted Sailer Neptis magadh khasiana
216. Stately Nawab Polyura dolon
217. Striped Ringlet Ragadia crisilda
218. Studded Sergeant Pantoporia asura
219. Tailed Red Forester Lethe sinorix
220. Tamil Catseye Zipotis saitis
221. Tamil Lacewing Cethosia nietneri
222. Tawny Rajah Charaxes bernardus
223. Tibetan Jewel Blue Phengaris eversmanni
224. Tibetan Satyr Oeneis buddha
225. Travancore Evening Brown Parantirrhoea marshalli
226. Treble Silverstripe Lethe baladeva
227. Unbroken Sergeant Athyma pravara
228. Variegated Fivering Ypthima methora
229. Variegated Rajah Charaxes kahruba
230. Variegated Sailer Neptis armandia
231. Veined Labyrinth Lethe pulaha
232. Watson’s Bushbrown Mycalesis adamsoni
233. Wavy Maplet Chersonesia intermedia
234. White Commodore Parasarpa dudu
235. White Oakleaf Kallima albofasciata
236. White Owl Neorina patria
237. Whitebar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias
238. White-edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra
239. White-edged Woodbrown Lethe visrava
240. White-ringed Meadowbrown Hyponephele davendra
241. Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice
242. Wood-Mason’s Bushbrown Mycalesis suaveolens
243. Yellow Argus Paralasa mani
244. Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisarda
245. Yellow Owl Neorina hilda
246. Yellow Rajah Charaxes marmax
247. Yellowjack Sailer Lasippa viraja nar

Family Papilionidae

248. Blue-striped Mime Papilio slateri
249. Brown Gorgon Meandrusa lachinus
250. Chain Swordtail Graphium aristeus
251. Chinese Windmill Byasa plutonius
252. Common Banded Peacock Papilio crino
253. Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon
254. Common Mime Chilasa clytia
255. Common Red Apollo Parnassius epaphus
256. Common Yellow Swallowtail Papilio machaon
257. Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector
258. Fourbar Swordtail Graphium agetes
259. Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus
260. Golden Birdwing Troides aeacus aeacus
261. Great Blue Mime Papilio paradoxa
262. Great Jay Graphium eurypylus
263. Green Dragontail Lamproptera meges virescens
264. Keeled Apollo Parnassius jacquemonti
265. Lesser Mime Papilio epycides
266. Malabar Banded Peacock Papilio buddha
267. Regal Apollo Parnassius charltonius
268. Rose Windmill Byasa latreillei
269. Scarce Jay Graphium albociliatis
270. Southern Birdwing Troides minos
271. Spotted Jay Graphium arycles
272. Spotted Zebra Graphium megarus
273. Tailed Redbreast Papilio bootes

Family Pieridae

274. Bhutan Blackvein Aporia harrietae
275. Blue Nawab Appias wardii
276. Broadwing Jezabel Delias lativitta
277. Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida
278. Common Albatross Appias albina
279. Dusky Blackvein Aporia nabellica
280. Fiery Clouded Yellow Colias eogene
281. Kashmir White Pieris deota
282. Ladak Clouded Yellow Colias ladakensis
283. Lesser Bath White Pontia chloridice
284. Lesser Gull Cepora nadina
285. One-spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersoni
286. Orange Clouded Yellow Colias stoliczkana
287. Pale Wanderer Pareronia avatar
288. Plain Puffin Appias indra
289. Plain Sulphur Dercas lycorias

Family Riodinidae

290. Lesser Punch Dodona dipoea
291. Orange Punch Dodona egeon
292. Straight Plum Judy Abisara kausambi
293. Striped Punch Dodona adonira

PART I: PORIFERA

1. Sponges All species of the Class Calcarea

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

Schedule II (Parts A, C–I) – Protected Species. — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972