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10 Critically Endangered Animals of India
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Threatened vertebrates of India, South and Southeast Asia, and the world Malabar civet Great Indian bustard Bengal florican Red-crowned roofed turtle A gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) with a long, narrow snout rests on a sandy riverbank beside the water. Cave dancing frog Ganges shark Narrow sawfish
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Malabar civet
This small carnivore endemic to the Western Ghats of India is known only through...
© Sergey Kohl/stock.adobe.com
Great Indian bustard
This species is a key predator and flagship grassland species, and its presence indicates...
© Dr.pramod Bansode/Dreamstime.com
Bengal florican
These birds are elusive and difficult to spot outside their breeding season.
© Nejib Ahmed/Alamy
Red-crowned roofed turtle
This species is sexually dimorphic, and the males can be identified by the brightly...
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Gharial
As a keystone species, the gharial maintains ecosystem health by helping to recycle...
© Rich Lindie/stock.adobe.com
Cave dancing frog
This amphibian is one of 24 species of dancing frogs endemic to the Western Ghats...
© Rohit Girotra
Ganges shark
The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus, formerly Carcharhinus gangeticus)...
© First Collection/Alamy
Narrow sawfish
This species can be found at depths up to 128 meters (420 feet) but typically occurs...
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Threatened vertebrates of India, South and Southeast Asia, and the world
Numbers indicate the sum of Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), and Vulnerable...
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