The document discusses the fauna of Telangana, India. It describes that Telangana has three national parks and five wildlife sanctuaries that help protect its native animals. Some animals found in Telangana include the Grey Indian Mongoose, Indian Paradise Flycatcher, South Asian Chameleon (Indian Lizard), and the dragonfly Ictinogomphus rapax. The document provides details on the habitat and characteristics of these individual animals.

1. FAUNA OF TELANGANA

2. What is
Fauna?
 The animals of a particular
region , habitat, or geographical
period is known as fauna.
 The fauna of a particular place
depends upon the climatic
condition of that place.

3. National parks
and sanctuaries
 Talengana has three national parks:
 Kasu Brahmanada Reddy national park in
Hyderabad district
 Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National park
 Mrugavani National park in Ranga reddy
district

4. Wildlife sanctuaries in
telangana
 Wildilife sancturies in telangana include
 Eturunagaram wildlife sanctuary
 Pakhal wildlife sanctuary in Warangal district
 Kawal tiger reserve
 Pranahita wildlife Sanctuary in Atilabad district
 Kinnerasaani wildlife sanctuary in khammam district

5. Some of the animals and
found in Telangana.
are-:

6. Grey Indian
Mongoose
 The Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a
mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and
West Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red
List.[1] The grey mongoose inhabits open forests,
scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human
habitation. It lives in burrows, hedgerows and thickets,
among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or
bushes and even in drains. It is very bold and inquisitive
but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It climbs very
well. Usually found singly or in pairs. It preys on rodents,
snakes, birds’ eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of
invertebrates. Along the Chambal River it occasionally
feeds on gharial eggs. It breeds throughout the year.

7. Indian
paradise
Flycatcher
 The Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a
mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and
West Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red
List.[1] The grey mongoose inhabits open forests,
scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human
habitation. It lives in burrows, hedgerows and thickets,
among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or
bushes and even in drains. It is very bold and inquisitive
but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It climbs very
well. Usually found singly or in pairs. It preys on rodents,
snakes, birds’ eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of
invertebrates. Along the Chambal River it occasionally
feeds on gharial eggs. It breeds throughout the year.

8. South asian( indian lizard)
 The Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is a species
of chameleon found in Sri Lanka, India, and other parts
of South Asia. Like other chameleons, this species has a long
tongue, feet that are shaped into bifid claspers, a prehensile
tail, independent eye movement, and the ability to change
skin colour. They move slowly with a bobbing or swaying
movement and are usually arboreal. Strangely, they do not
choose the background colour and may not even be able to
perceive colour differences. They are usually in shades of
green or brown or with bands. They can change colour
rapidly and the primary purpose of colour change is for
communication with other chameleons and for controlling
body temperature by changing to dark colours to absorb
heat.[2][3]

9. Ictinogomphus rapax
It's a large yellow and black
colored dragonfly with bluish-grey
eyes. Its thorax is black, marked
with yellow or greenish-yellow
stripes. Its abdomen is also black
with bright yellow marks. There is
a leaf like expansion in both sides
of segment 8.
This species usually perches on a
bare twig facing the water,
commonly found in ponds, tanks
and rivers. It breeds in running
and still water.

10. Documentation on
wildlife of telangana