The domino cockroach, aka Indian domino cockroach, desert cockroach, or seven-spotted cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in southern India. These cockroaches spend the daylight hours buried in leaf litter or in loose soil. Due to their abundance
The lion-tailed macaque, aka wanderoo, is a primate that hails from Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu in India. These monkeys face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and logging; hunting; trapping; and ecosystem modifications.
The white-rumped vulture is an Old World (those from Asia and Africa) vulturine species native to southern and southeastern Asia. Numbering into the several million strong, before the 2000s, these birds now number only an estimated 6,000-. This is due primarily to
The black-backed dwarf kingfisher, aka three-toed kingfisher or oriental dwarf kingfisher, is a small, predatory bird that is endemic to India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and Australasia. They are threatened by
The small Indian civet can be found in India, through southern and southeastern Asia, and into Australasia. These critters tolerate a wide collection of habitats such as riverine areas, marshes, grasslands, savannahs,
The Indian porcupine, aka Indian crested porcupine, can be found throughout southeast and central Asia, as well as the Middle East. They tolerate a wide range of habitats such as tropical and temperate scrublands, rocky
The grizzled giant squirrel, aka Sri Lankan giant squirrel, hails from southern India and Sri Lanka. They prefer dry deciduous forests, highlands, hill forests, and patches of riparian forests near riverine habitats. Due to the
The Gee’s golden langur, aka golden langur, hails only from Bhutan and India. They prefer moist tropical forest habitats. Due to the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential & commercial
The Indian palm squirrel, aka 3-striped palm squirrel, hails from India and Sri Lanka. They tolerate a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, mangrove forests, rainforests, scrublands, tropical dry forests, gardens, parks, and
The common Indian toad, aka Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, Asian common toad, common sunda toad, or Javanese toad, can be found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, India, Indonesia,
