Tourist Attraction in Gir

Mammals & Reptiles in Gir

Wildlife in Gir also includes the land vegetation, consisting of deciduous forests interspersed with semi-evergreen and evergreen flora, acacia, scrub jungle, grasslands and rocky hills. Various species of plants like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amla can be seen here.

Mammals

1. Asiatic Lion - Panthera leo persiaca
2. Panther - Panthera pardus
3. Striped - Hyaena Hyaena hyaena
4. Wolf - Canis lupus
5. Jackal - Canis aureus
6. Indian Fox - Vulpes bengalensis
7. Jungle Cat - Felis chaus
8. Desert Cat - Felis silvestris
9. Rusty spotted Cat - Prionailurus rubiginosus
10. Small Indian Civet - Viverricula indica
11. Ratel or Honey Badger - Mellivora capensis
12. Indian Crested Porcupine - Hystrix indica
13. Sambar - Cervus unicolor
14. Indian Hedgehog - Hemiechinus micropus
15. Indian Pangolin - Manis carassicaudata
16. Spotted Deer or Chital - Axis axis
17. Nilgai or Blue Bull - Boselaphus tragocamelus
18. Chinkara or Indian - Gazelle Gazellae bennettii
19. Four horned Antelope or Chowsingha - Tetracerus quadricorni
20. Wild Boar - Sus scrofa
21. Hanuman Langur - Semnopithecus entellus
22. Indian Hare / Blacknaped Hare - Lepus nigricollis
23. Ruddy Mangoose - Herpestes smithii
24. Small Indian Mongoose - Herpestes javanicus
25. Common Indian Mongoose - Herpestes edwardsii
26. Five Striped Palm Squirrel - Funambulus pennantii
27. Indian Gerbille - Tatera indica
28. Field Mouse - Mus booduga
29. Common House - Rat Rattus rattus
30. Musk Shrew - Suncus dayi
31. Indian Flying Fox - Pteropus giganteus
32. Short Nosed Fruit Bat - Cynopterus sphinx
33. Indian Bush Rat - Golunda ellioti myothrix

Reptiles

1. Mugger or Marsh - Crocodile Crocodylus palustris
2. Flap Shell Turtle - Lissemys punctata
3. Indian Star Tortoise - Geochelone elegans
4. Indian Wall Lizard - Hemidactylus flaviviridis
5. Common Garden Lizard - Calotes versicolor
6. Fan Throated Lizard - Sitana ponticerjana
7. Indian Chamaeleon - Chamaeleo zeylanicus
8. Common Keeled Skink - Mabuya carinata
9. Snake Skink - Riopa punctata
10. Common Monitor Lizard - Varanus bengalensis
11. Common Sand Boa - Eryx conicus
12. Red Sand Boa - Eryx johnii
13. Indian Rock Python - Python molurus
14. Common Trinket Snake - Elaphe Helena
15. Common Rat Snake - Ptyas mucosus
16. Common Bronzeback - Dendrelaphis tristis
17. Common Wolf Snake - Lycodon aulicus
18. Checkered Keelback - Xenochrophis piscator
19. Buff Striped Keelback - Amphiesma stolatum
20. Common Indian Krait - Bungarus caeruleus
21. Spectacled Cobra - Naja naja
22. Russel's Viper - Daboia russelii
23. Saw Scaled Viper - Echis carinatus