1. Nilgiri

Parts of  

Tamil Nadu,

Kerala,  

Karnataka

Bhavani, Moyar,  

Kabini  

(tribuatries of  

Cauvery),  

Chaliyar,  

Punampuzha,  

etc.

Climate:

Annual Rainfall- 500mm-7000mm

Temperature- 0-41 C

Flora:

Forest Type: Moist Evergreen, Semi-

Evergreen, Thorn, Savannah Woodland,  

Sholas and Grassland

Endemic Flora: Vanda, Liparis,  

Bulbophyllum, Spiranthes ,  

Thrixspermum

Fauna:

Endemic Fauna: Nilgiritahr, Nilgirilangur,  

Lion – tailed macaque

1.Mudumalai Wildlife  

Sanctuary (Also Tiger  

Reserve),

2.Wyanad Wildlife  

Sanctuary  

3.Bandipur National  

Park (Also Tiger  

Reserve),

4.Nagarhole National  

Park (Also Tiger  

Reserve),

5.Mukurthi National  

Park

6. Silent Valley

World  

Natural  

Heritage Site

Yes

2.

Nanda  

Devi Uttarakhand Rishi Ganga

Climate: Dry with low yearly precipitation

Flora:

Forest Type: mixed temperate and subalpine

Endemic Flora: Salep Orchid, Silver weed,  

Fairy candelabra, Fairy Primrose

Fauna:

1. Nanda Devi National  

park

2. Valley of Flowers  

National Park

-Entire area is  

located within  

the Western  

Himalayas  

Endemic Bird  

Area (EBA).

[25/04, 8:17 pm] Chandana: Endemic fauna: Himalayan tahr, Brown bear,  

Koklas pheasant.

-Declared  

World Natural  

Heritage Site.

3. Nokrek Meghalaya  

(part of Garo  

Hills)

Ganol, Dareng  

and Simsang

Climate: Tropical- High humidity, Monsoon  

Rains, High Temperature

Flora:

Forest Type: Evergreen and semi-evergreen  

deciduous forests

Endemic Flora: Grand rasamala, White  

meranti, Lali, Chempaka, Wild lemon

Endemic Fauna: Stump tailed macaque, Pig-

tailed macaque, Giant flying squirrel

Nokrek National Park Yes

4. Great  

Nicobar

Anadaman&  

Nicobar  

Islands

Climate: Tropical

Flora:

Tropical and Sub-tropical Moist Broad-leafed  

Forest

Endemic Flora: Screw pine, Nipa palm, Ceylon  

iron wood

Fauna:

Endemic Fauna: Crab-eating macaque,  

Nicobar megapode, Giant robber crab,  

Nicobar serpent eagle

Yes  

5.

Gulf of  

Mannar

Tamil Nadu  

(Indian part  

of Gulf of  

Mannar)

Ecosystem types: Tropical Dry Broad-

leafed forest, seaweed communities, sea  

grass communities, coral reefs, salt  

marshes and mangrove forests.

Endemic Flora: Endemic Flora : Morning  

glory, Jatropha, Halophila grass

Fauna:

Gulf of Mannar  

Marine National Park

First marine  

Biosphere  

Reserve in  

India

Falls within  

the Indo-

Malayan

[25/04, 8:19 pm] Chandana: Simplipal Odhisa

Budhabalanga,

PalpalaBhandan

, Kharkai River  

and Deo

Climate: Tropical Monsoon

Relatively higher annual precipitation of  

over 200 cm spread over about 135 days.

·Marked variation of temperature range  

between the central and southern  

regions.

Flora:

Forest Type: Northern Tropical Semi  

Evergreen Forests, Northern Tropical  

Moist Deciduous Forests,

Dry Deciduous Hill Forests, High Level Sal  

Forest, Grassland and Savannah

EndemicFlora: Coix grass

Endemic Fauna: Red breasted falconet,  

Slender billed scimitar babbler, Ruddy  

mongoose.

1.Similipal Tiger  

Reserve,

2.Hadgarh Wildlife  

Sanctuary  

3.Kuldiha Wildlife  

Sanctuary

The  

biosphere  

reserve has  

the largest  

zone of Sal in  

all of India.

Yes

9.

Dibru-

Saikhowa

Assam Dibru,  

Bramhaputra

Climate: Tropical monsoon

Flora:

Forest Type: semi wet evergreen forests,  

tropical moist deciduous forest, bamboo,  

swamp forests, cane brakes and  

grasslands.

Endemic Flora: Rauvolfia , Benteak,  

Livistona (orchid)

Endemic Fauna: White winged wood  

duck, Hollock-gibbon, Wild buffalo

1.Dibru-Saikhowa  

National Park

(was declared wildlife