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List Of Endangered Animals In India
The Red List of 2018 was released at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. It contains 132 species of plants and animals in India endangered. Critically endangered animals Arthropods * Rameshwaram parachute spider (''Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica'') * Peacock tarantula (''Poecilotheria metallia'') Insects * Pygmy hog-suckin' louse (''Haematopinus oliveri'') Birds * White-bellied heron (''Ardea insignis'') * Great Indian bustard (''Ardeotis niriceps'') * Baer's pochard (''Aythya baeri'') * Spoon-billed sandpiper (''Calidris pygmaea'') * White-rumped vulture (''Gyps bengalensis'') * Indian vulture (''Gyps indicus'') * Slender-billed vulture (''Gyps tenuirostris'') * Bengal florican c(''Houbaropsis bengalensis'') * Bugun liocichla (''Liocichla bugunorum'') * Himalayan quail (''Ophrysia superciliosa'') * Jerdon's courser (''Rhinoptilus bitorquatus'') * Red-headed vulture (''Sarcogyps calvus'') * Sociable lapwing (''Vanellus gregarius'') * Christmas Island frigatebird (''Fregata andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio 2012, Rio+20 (), or Earth Summit 2012 was the third international conference on sustainable development aimed at reconciling the economic and environmental goals of the global community. Hosted by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 June 2012, Rio+20 was a 20-year follow-up to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in the same city, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. The ten-day mega-summit, which culminated in a three-day high-level UN conference, was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and included participation from 192 UN member states – including 57 Heads of State and 31 Heads of Government, private sector companies, NGOs and other groups. The decision to hold the conference was made by UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/236 on 24 December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Island Frigatebird
The Christmas frigatebird (''Fregata andrewsi''), or Christmas Island frigatebird, is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which is an endemic breeder to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The Christmas frigatebird is a large lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage, long narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. It has a wingspan of around . The male has an egg shaped white patch on his belly and a striking red gular sac which he inflates to attract a mate. The female is slightly larger than the male and has a white breast and belly. They feed on fish taken in flight from the ocean's surface (mostly flying fish), and sometimes indulge in kleptoparasitism, harassing other birds to force them to regurgitate their food. The species is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Taxonomy and systematics The Christmas frigatebird was once considered to belong to the species ''Fregata aquila'' but in 1914 the Australian ornithologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Canarese Barb
''Hypselobarbus thomassi'' (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Hypselobarbus''. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ..., India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to TL, possibly even larger. References Freshwater fish of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Fish described in 1874 {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypselobarbus Pulchellus
''Hypselobarbus pulchellus'' is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Hypselobarbus''. It is currently only recorded in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ..., India. Footnotes * References Hypselobarbus Fish described in 1870 {{Cyprininae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horalabiosa Arunachalami
''Garra arunachalami'' is a species of fish that was described by J.A. Johnson and Soranam (2001). It is included in the genus Garra and the carp family. The IUCN categorizes the species as critically endangered. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is sometimes placed in the genus Horalabiosa ''Horalabiosa''Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2004) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004., Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. is a disputed genus of cyprinid fish found only in India. There are curre .... References Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2004) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004., Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. ''FishBase''. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14 Garra Fish described in 2001 {{Labeoninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilgiri Mystus
Nilgiri, which literally means "Blue Mountain", may refer to: * Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills ranges of South India ** Nilgiri mountains, a range of mountains spanning the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India ** The Nilgiris District, a region of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu ** Nilgiri tea, a dark intensely aromatic and flavourful tea grown around the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India * Nilagiri or Nilgiri, a town in Balasore District of the state of Odisha in East India * Nilgiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Assembly constituency of Odisha, India * Nilgiris (supermarket), supermarket chain in South India * Nilgiri Himal, a range of three peaks in the Annapurna region in Nepal * INS ''Nilgiri'' (F33) class frigate * Nilgiri, a hill resort in the Bandarban District Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyptothorax Kudremukhensis
''Glyptothorax kudremukhensis'' is a species of catfish in family Sisoridae and was described by K.C. Gopi in 2007. It is endemic to the Western Ghats and only known from the Tunga River from inside the Kudremukh National Park. IUCN categorises the species as critically endangered. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info .... References Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (2008) Catalog of fishes. Updated database Internet version of April 2008., Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in April 2008. Glyptothorax Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Freshwater fish of India Catfish of Asia Taxa named by Koottala Chakkappan Gopi Fish described in 2007 {{Sisoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyptothorax Kashmirensis
''Glyptothorax kashmirensis'' is a species of catfish that was described by Sunder Lal Hora in 1923. ''Glyptothorax kashmirensis'' is a species in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes. IUCN categorise the species as critically endangered globally. No subspecies are listed in Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info .... References Kullander, S.O., F. Fang, B. Delling and E. Åhlander (1999) The fishes of the Kashmir Valley., p. 99-167 In L. Nyman (ed.) River Jhelum, Kashmir Valley: impacts on the aquatic environment. ''FishBase''. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14 Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2001) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001., Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganges Shark
The Ganges shark (''Glyphis gangeticus'') is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh and India. It is often confused with the more common bull shark (''Carcharhinus leucas''), which also inhabits the Ganges River and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Ganges shark. The genus is currently considered to contain three recent species; genetic evidence has shown that both the Borneo river shark (''G. fowlerae'') and Irrawaddy river shark (''G. siamensis'') should be regarded as synonyms of the Ganges shark, expanding the range of the species to Pakistan, Myanmar, Borneo, and Java. While the other members of the genus ''Glyphis'' occur in coastal marine waters as well as rivers, the Ganges shark is found only in fresh water, making it the world's only exclusively freshwater shark. The species remains poorly known and very rare. Taxonomy Formerly the Borneo river shark (''Glyphis fowlerae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondicherry Shark
The Pondicherry shark (''Carcharhinus hemiodon'') is an extremely rare species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. A small and stocky gray shark, it grows not much longer than and has a fairly long, pointed snout. This species can be identified by the shape of its upper teeth, which are strongly serrated near the base and smooth-edged near the tip, and by its first dorsal fin, which is large with a long free rear tip. Furthermore, this shark has prominent black tips on its pectoral fins, second dorsal fin, and caudal fin lower lobe. The Pondicherry shark is critically endangered. It was once found throughout Indo-Pacific coastal waters from the Gulf of Oman to New Guinea, and is known to enter fresh water. Fewer than 20 specimens are available for study, and most aspects of its natural history are unknown. It probably feeds on bony fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans, and gives birth to live young with the embryos forming a placental connection to their mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbodes Wynaadensis
''Barbodes wynaadensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often .... Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus. References wynaadensis Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Fish described in 1873 Taxa named by Francis Day {{Cyprininae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
