oriental region fauna and flora

1. B.ASHOK KUMAR
LECTURER IN ZOOLOGY
KRK GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE
ADDANKI-523201
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5. Geographical Limits:
It includes India, Indochina,
Ceylon,Burma,Siam,
Malaya,Sumatra, Java Borneo,
Formosa, Philippines and South
China

6.  Climatic conditions:
It is known for varied physical features.
It is tropical region but northern india is
temperate.
Eastern part includes Burma,Indochina,NE asia are
rain forests
Western peninsular part is desert
Southern portion of India-Luxuriant tropical
forests
Ceylon ,Indo china,And Malaya contains thich
forests.

7.  Fauna-Fishes:
It is dominated by carps and cat fishes
Notopteridae, Anabantidae, Osteoglossedae,
Cypriniformes,cobitidae, Nandidae are present
Mastacembelidae,Homalopteridae and
Pristolepidae are exclusive.

8. Pristolepidae
mastachembellidae
homalopteridae

9.  Fauna-Amphibians:
Tailed amphibians are rare.
Tailless amphibians are numerous.
Buffonidae, Ranidae, Hyalidae, Rhacophoridae,
Breviciptidae,Diseoglossidae Pelobatidaeare
common.
Salamanders and caecilians are also present

11.  Fauna-Reptilia:
Lizards, snakes and turtles are plentiful.
Emydine turtles, trionychids and tustudimines are
oriental turtles
Crocodiles,
Gavialis,Gecko,Skinks,Agamids,Chameleons,Varanus,
Lacetids,Typhlops,Lepto typhlops, colubrids,
pythons,vipers and pit vipers are common
Lanthanotus,Vropeitidae and xenopeltidae are
exclusive.

13.  Fauna-Aves:
It is wide spread and includes 66 families of which 53 are
widely distributed
3 are shared with ethiopian, 5 are shared with australian
and 4 have doubtful relationship.
Wood peckers, Hornbills Sunbirds show affinities with
ethiopian region
Parrots are few but pigeons and pheasants are very
numerous
Shrikes,Hoopoes,Honey Guides,Sun birds and finches are
less
Peacock is the typical Indian Bird

15.  Fauna-Mammals:
30 mammalian families out of which 4 are endemic.
Shews rabbits, squirrels,cricktids,murid
mice,dogs,mustilids,cats and bouids
It shares hedgehogs,porcupines,civets,hyenas and pigs with
palaearctic and ethiopian regions
Loris ,old world monkeys apes,pangolins, bamboo
rats,elephants,Rhinoceros and chevrotains are also seen
It also has moles,Bears,Tapirs and deers which are absent in
ethiopian region but present here
Tree shrews, tarsiers,cynocephalus,spiny dormouse,flying
lemures and indian Bison are Exclusive families.