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Flora
The forests in the area are rich in flora and fauna. Trees and plants that can be found here include Bamboo, Bauhinia, Eucalyptus,Lantana, Silve r Oak, Teak and Xylia xylocarpa.

Fauna
A variety of Bonnet Macaque, deer (barking, mouse and spotted), Indian bison, Malabar Civet, Malabar giant squirrel, pangolin and sloth bear make their home in the forests of the park.

1. Anshi National Park

Karnataka

1987

250 Besides, the black panther, elephants and tigers are

rare species found in the park. Reptiles spotted in the park include the King Cobra, Krait, Python, Rat snake and Viper. Around 200 species of birds are recorded in the park. These include the Adjutant Stork, Ashy Woodswallow, Black-crested Bulbul, Blue-headed Pitta, Brahminy Kite, Broad-billed Roller,Crested Serpent Eagle, Great Hornbill, Golden-backed Woodpecker, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Sri Lanka Frogmouth and Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

2. Balphakram National Park

Meghalaya

1986

Indian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Wild Buffalo, Gaur (Indian Bison), Muntjac (Barking Deer), Hoolock 220 (White-browed) Gibbon, Assamese Macaque, Pig-tailed Macaque, Capped Langur (Leaf Monkey) and Slow Loris

3. Bandhavgarh National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1982

448.85

4. Bandipur National Park

Karnataka

1974

Teak Tectona grandis, Rosewood Dalbergia latifolia, Sandlewood (Santalum album) (V), Indian-laurel Terminalia tomentosa, Indian Kino Tree Pterocarpus marsupium, giant clumping bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus, clumping bamboo Bambusa 874.20 arundinacea and Grewia tiliaefolia. There is a large population of Elephants in BNP. Significant numbers of Predator species of Mammals live in BNP including: Tiger, Leopard,Sloth Bear, Chevrotain, Dhole and Hyena. Prey spec

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ies of grazing Ungulates including Gaur, Sambar (deer), Chital, Wild boar, Barking deerand Four-horned Antelope are common in B.N.P.

5. Bannerghatta National Park

Karnataka

1974

106.27

Leopards, python, four-horned antelope, pangolin, rusty-spotted cats, Jungle Cat, Civets, Mongooses, Macaques, Barking Deer, 6. Vansda National Park Gujarat 1979 giant squirrels, Hyenas and a 23.99 wide species of birdslike Great Black Woodpecker, Malabar Trogon, Shama and Emerald Dove, Grey Hornbill, Racket-Tailed Drongo, Paradise Flycatcher, Leaf birds, Thrushes, Sunbirds, peafowls etc.

elephant, panther, leopard, wild boar, tiger, gaur, sloth bear, sambar, chital, nuntjac, nilgai, langur, mouse deer, monkeys, small Indian civet, mongoose, jackals, porcupine, ant eating pangolin
7. Betla National Park Jharkhand 1986 231.67

mixed (moist & dry) deciduous forests in the middle and temperate alpine forests in the upper reaches including Sal and bamboo as the major components along with a number of medicinal plants

Flora: Mangroves, trees like sundari, thespia, casuarinas, and grasses like the indigo bush, and more. Fauna: The park is hom e to the saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, chitals, darters, cobra, water

8. Bhitarkanika National Park

Orissa

1988

145

monitor lizard . Olive ridley sea-turtles nest on Gahirmatha and other nearby beaches.Bhitarkanika has one of the largest populations of endangered saltwater crocodile in India and is globally unique in that 10 percent of the adults exceed 6 m length. Nearly 700 saltwater crocodiles inhabit the rivers and creeks.

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9. Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Gujarat

1976

34.08 Black Buck

Flora:300 species of trees, 250 species of shrubs, 400 species of herbs, 9 species of cane, 10 species of bamboo, 150 species of orchids, 100 species of grass and 130 species of aquatic flora 10. Buxa Tiger Reserve West Bengal 1992 117.10

tigers animals like Elephants, bears, civets, giant squirrel, Gaur, Chital, clouded leopard, wild Buffaloes, antelope and snakes including the Regal Python

11. Campbell Bay National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1992

426.23

flora includes tropical evergreen forest, tree fern, and orchids and fauna includes Crab-eating macaque, giant robber crab, megapode, and Nicobar pigeon.

12. Chandoli National Park

Maharashtra

2004

anjani Memecylon umbellatum, jamun (Syzygium cumini), pisa Actinodaphne angustifolia, fig Ficus glomerata, Olea diocia, spinous kino tree or katak Bridelia retusa, nana Lagerstroemia lanceolata, kinjal Terminalia paniculata, kokum tree Garcinia indica and false kelat or phanasi Carallia brachiat. Other trees dominating the landscape include Indian laurel or asan wood or ain Terminalia tomentosa, Indian gooseberry or amla Emblica officinalis, devil fig or umbarFicus hispida and chebulic 317.67 myrobalan or harra Terminalia chebula. bangala Andropogon sp., golden beard grass or dongari Chrysopogon fulvus, black spear grass, tangle grass or kalikusli Heteropogon contortus, buffel grass or anjan grass Cenchrus ciliaris, grader grass, kangaroo grass or karad Themeda quadrivalvis and grasses belonging to Poaceae family, like saphetkusli Aristida funiculata. Insectivorous plant species like Drosera andUtricularia

tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

13. Galathea National Park Andaman and Nicobar 1992 110

giant robber crab, megapode and Nicobar pigeon.

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14. Gangotri National Park

Uttarakhand

1989

Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests at lower elevations and Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows at higher elevations. Vegetation consist of chirpine deodar, fir, spruce, oak and rhodo 1552.73 dendrons. snow leopard black, brown bear musk deer, blue sheep or bharal, Himalayan tahr Himalayan monal, Koklass and Himalayan snowcock .

23. Gir National Park

Gujarat

1965

258.71

Teak occurs mixed with dry deciduous species. The degradation stages (DS) sub-types are thus derived as: 1) 5/DS1-Dry deciduous scrub forest and 2) 5/DS1-Dry savannah forests (Locally known as "vidis"). It is the largest dry deciduous forest in western India. Asiatic lions, Indian Leopards, Bengal Tigers, Sloth bears, King Cobras, Jungle cats, Striped Hyenas, Golden Jackals, Indian Mongoose, Indian Palm Civets, and Ratels. Desert cats and Rustyspotted cats

Sal forests with Common Teak, Rain Tree (Shirish or Albizia lebbeck), and Silk Cotton (Shimul or Bombax malabaricum) trees Bamboo groves, Terai grassland
24. Gorumara National Park West Bengal 1994 79.45

vegetation and tropical riverine reeds Indian Rhinoceros, Gaur, Asian Elephant, Sloth bear, Chital, and Sambar Deer. Small herbivores include Barking deer, Hog deer and Wild boar. There is a comparative lack of large carnivores, with the only big cat being theLeopard..

25. Govind Pashu Vihar

Uttarakhand

1990

472.08

26. Great Himalayan National Park

Himachal Pradesh

1984

754.40

blue sheep, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan thar, and musk deer spruces and spreading horse chestnuts

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27. Gugamal National Park

Maharashtra

1987

361.28

Tiger,Crocodile,Bison, Gawa, Neelgai, Wild deer, Sambar, Rhesus , Monkey, Langur, Cheetah, Macaque Aola,Tectona grandis, Tiwas, Ain, Lendia, Dhawada, Kusum.
Sugar-apple, Atlantia monophylla, Wood-apple, and Neem blackbuck, chital or spotted deer, jackal, small Indian civet, common palm civet, bonnet macaque, hyena, jackal, pangolin, hedgehog, common mongoose and three-striped palm squirrel.

28. Guindy National Park

Tamil Nadu

1976

2.82 grey partridge, crow pheasant, parrot, quail, paradise

fly-catcher, black-winged kite,Honey Buzzard, pariah kite, Eagle, golden-backed Woodpecker, yellowwattled lapwing, red-wattled lapwing, blue-faced malkoha, shrike,koel, minivet, munia, parakeet, tailor bird, robin, drongo, quail and stone curlew. Bird watchers anticipate migratory birds here like teals,garganeys, pochards, medium egrets, large egrets, night herons, pond herons and open-billed storks

29. Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park

Dugong, Gangetic, Dolphin, Jackal, Jungle Cat, Black-naped Hare Gujarat 1980 162.89 Green Sea-turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Common Monitor

30. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Tamil Nadu

1980

6.23

31. Hemis National Park

Jammu and Kashmir

1981

Dry forests of juniper, birch and fir are found in the region. Along with that alpine grasslands and scrublands are also 4100 present. snow leopard, Tibetan wild or kiang, ibex, serow and Tibetan antelope.

32. Harike Wetland

Punjab

1987

86

33. Hazaribag National Park

Jharkhand

1954

183.89

34. Indira Gandhi National Park (prev: Annamalai National Park)

Tamil Nadu

1989

Hopea parviflora, Mesua ferrea, Calophyllum tomentosum, Vateria indica, Cullenia excelsa and Mangifera indica, Machilus macrantha, Alstonia scholaris, Evodia 117.10 meliaefolia, Ailanthus and Malabaricum and Eu calyptus grandis. The area is home to Podocarpus wallichianus

Golden jackal, Leopard cat, Jungle

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cat, Spotted deer, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Wild Boar, Common langur, Bonnet macaque, Asian Palm Civet, Small Indian Civet, Indian Gray Mongoose,Stripednecked Mongoose, Ruddy Mongoose, Grey Slender Loris, Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Crested Porcupine,Indian Pangolin, Indian porcupine and Three-striped Palm Squirrel,

Teak, Lendia, Salai, Mahua, Tendu, Semal, Haldu, Ber and Jamun. Wild Buffalos, Barasinghas, Tigers, Leopards, Gaurs (Indian Bison), Nilgai, 1258.37 Sambar, Chausingha (four-horned Antelope), Sloth Bear, Dhole (Wild Dog), Striped Hyena, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Flying Squirrel, Porcupine, Pangolins, Monkeys and Langurs

35. Indravati National Park

Chhattisgarh

1981

37. Kalesar National Park

Haryana

2003

100.88

38. Kanha National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1955

sal (Shorea robusta) and other mixed forest trees, interspersed with meadows. The highland forests are tropical moist dry deciduous type and of a completely different nature with bamboo on slopes (Dendrocalamus strictus). A very good looking Indian ghost tree (kullu) can also be seen in the dense forest. 940 spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, four horned deer. The latter can be seen at Bamni Dadar climb fox, hyena, jungle cat, civets, porcupine, ratel or honey badger and hares

39. Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)

Chhattisgarh

1982

Tigers, Leopards, Mouse Deer, Wild Cat, Chital, Sambar, Barking Deer, Jackals, Langurs, Rhesus Macaque, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrel, Wild Boar, Striped Hyena, Rabbits, Pythons, Cobra, Crocodiles, Monitor Lizards and Snakes to name a few. 200 The avian fauna at the Park includes Hill Myna, Spotted Owlet, Red Jungle Fowls, Racket-tailed Drongos, Peacocks, Parrots, Steppe Eagles, Red Spur Fall, Phakta, Bhura Teeter, Tree Pie and Heron Sal, Teak and Bamboo

40. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National

Andhra Pradesh

1994

1.42

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41. Kaziranga National Park

Assam

1974

Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat, and Leopard Cats.[19] Small mammals include the rare Hispid Hare,Indian Gray Mongoose, Small Indian Mongooses, Large Indian Civet, Small 471.71 Indian Civets, Bengal Fox, Golden Jackal, Sloth Bear, Chinese Pangolin, Indian Pangolins, Hog Badger, Chinese Ferret Badgers, [17][19][citation and Particolored flying squirrels.
needed]

42. Keibul Lamjao National Park

Manipur

1977

Zizania latifolia (Wild Rice) (Ishing kambong), Saccharum munja (Khoimom), S. bengalensis, Eiranthus procerus (Singnang), Discorea bulbifera 40 (Phumha), Cynodon dactylon (Tinthou), Alpinia galangal (pullei) andEichhornia crossipes (Kabokang). Hedychium coronarium (Loklei), Nelumbo nucifera (Thambal), Phragmites Karka (Tou)

43. Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan

1981

28.73

44. Khangchendzonga National Park

Sikkim

1977

1784

45. Kishtwar National Park

Jammu and Kashmir

1981

400

46. Kudremukh National Park

Karnataka

1987

600.32

47. Madhav National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1959

375.22

48. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (prev: Wandur National Park)

Andaman and Nicobar

1983

281.50

49. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

Andhra Pradesh

1994

14.59

50. Manas National Park

Assam

1990

500

51. Mathikettan Shola National Park

Kerala

2003

12.82

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52. Middle Button Island National Park Andaman and Nicobar

1987

0.64

53. Mollem National Park

Goa

1978

107

54. Mouling National Park

Arunachal Pradesh

1986

483

55. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

Rajasthan

1960

288

56. Mount Harriet National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1987

46.62

57. Mrugavani National Park

Andhra Pradesh

1994

3.60

58. Mudumalai National Park

Tamil Nadu

1990

103.24

59. Mukurthi National Park

Tamil Nadu

1990

78.46

60. Murlen National Park

Mizoram

1991

200

61. Namdapha National Park

Arunachal Pradesh

1983

1985.23

62. Nameri National Park

Assam

1998

200

63. Nanda Devi National Park

Uttarakhand

1982

630.00

64. Nandankanan National Park

Orissa

1976

65. Navegaon National Park

Maharashtra

1975

133.88

66. Neora Valley National Park

West Bengal

1986

88

67. Nokrek National Park

Meghalaya

1986

47.48

68. North Button Island National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1987

0.44

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69. Orang National Park

Assam

1999

78.80

70. Palani Hills National Park

Tamil Nadu

Proposed

736.87

71. Panna National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1973

542.67

72. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

1975

292.85

73. Pench National Park

Maharashtra

1975

257.26

74. Periyar National Park

Kerala

1982

777

75. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Mizoram Park

1997

50

76. Pin Valley National Park

Himachal Pradesh

1987

675

77. Rajaji National Park

Uttarakhand

1983

820.42

78. Rajiv Gandhi National Park (prev: Nagarhole National Park)

Karnataka

1988

643.39

79. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1996

256.14

80. Ranthambore National Park

Rajasthan

1980

392

81. Saddle Peak National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1987

32.54

82. Salim Ali National Park

Jammu and Kashmir

1992

9.07

83. Sanjay National Park

Chhattisgarh

1981

1471.13

84. Sanjay National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1981

466.88

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85. Sanjay Gandhi National Park a.k.a. Maharashtra Borivili National Park, Mumbai

1983

86.96

86. Sariska National Park

Rajasthan

1982

273.80

87. Satpura National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1981

585.17

88. Silent Valley National Park

Kerala

1984

89.52

89. Sirohi National Park

Manipur

1982

0.41

90. Simlipal National Park

Orissa

1980

845.70

91. Singalila National Park

West Bengal

1992

78.60

92. South Button Island National Park

Andaman and Nicobar

1987

0.03

93. Sri Venkateswara National Park

Andhra Pradesh

1989

353.62

94. Sultanpur National Park

Haryana

1989

1.43

95. Sundarbans National Park

West Bengal

1984

1330.10

96. Tadoba National Park

Maharashtra

1955

623

97. Valley of Flowers National Park

Uttarakhand

1982

87.50

98. Valmiki National Park

Bihar

1989

335.65

k.99. Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary

Bihar

1987

67.5

100. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Bihar

2009

250

101. Van Vihar National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1979

4.45

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102. Dimna National Park

Jharkhand

1975

195