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Terai

Region in northern India and southern Nepal TeraiAerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, NepalEcologyRealmIndomalayan realmAnimalsgharial, mugger crocodile, king cobraBird speciesBengal florican, lesser adjutant, swamp francolin, white-rumped vulture, Oriental darter, sarus craneMammal speciesIndian rhinoceros, Asian elephant, gaur, blackbuck, tiger, leopard, jungle cat, fishing cat, leopard cat, smooth-coated otter, large Indian civet, Asian palm civet, small Indian civet, hispid hareGeographyCountriesNepal, IndiaElevation67–300 m (220–984 ft)RiversSharda River, Karnali River, Gandaki River, Koshi RiverClimate typetropical savanna climateSoil typesalluvialConservationGlobal 200Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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