Endemic Species of India

Endemic Species means species which are only found in a particular region.

Here, we list the species of animals and birds which are only found in India

Purple Pig Faced Frog - in Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats

Asiatic Lion - in Gir National Park, Gujrat

In 19th Century, hunting expeditions were hugely popular in British India. Due to hunting, at the end of the 19th century, only about a dozen Asiatic lions were left in India, all of them in the Gir Forest. As of 2015 Census, there are 523 Asiatic Lions

Nilgiri langur - in Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats

This langur has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head. It is Endangered due to Habitat Destruction and poaching. It is found in the Western Ghats

Beddome's toad - in Western Ghats

This special type of toad is also found in Western Ghats.

One Horned Rhinoceros - in Western Ghats

Mugger crocodile - in Western Ghats

White-rumped vulture - in Western Ghats

Black Buck - in Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana

Kashmir Stag - in Dachigam National Park in Kashmir

Lion Tailed Macaque - in Western Ghats 

Malabar Civet - in Kerala and Karnatka

Nilgiri Blue Robin - In the Forest Floor

Nilgiri Flycatcher - in Western Ghats 

Nilgiri LaughingThrush - in Brahmagiris of Coorg

Nilgiri Marten - In Western Ghats

Nilgiri Tahr - In Western Ghats

Nilgiri Wood Pigeon - In Western Ghats

Pygmy Hog - in Bhutan, india and Nepal

Sangai Deer - in India Manipur