fauna of e.g
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Fauna of Eastern Ghats
i.Mammals
Four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)
Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus)
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
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ii.Reptiles
Golden gecko (Calodactylodes aureus), Indian python(Python molurus)
Indian start tortoise (Geochelone elegans) Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
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iii.Birds
Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) Spotted owlet (Athene brama)
Blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
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iv. Butterflies
Indian sunbeam (Curetis thetis) Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
Yellow pansy (Junonia hierta) Three-spot grass yellow (Eurema blanda)
Common pierrot (Castalius rosimon) Tawny coster (Acraea terpsicore) (Source: Dr. Swaroopa Mallela. Department of Sericulture, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati- 517 502, A.P., India, Biodiversity Conservation - Issues and Measures Exclusive to Eastern Ghats: A Review. 2015)