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Chhattisgarh is a landlocked and heavily forested state located in the region of Central India. It is the 9th-largest state in India, with an area of 135,192 km², As of 2021, it has a population of roughly 30 million.

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Bamboo Pit Viper

Trimeresurus gramineus

Craspedocephalus gramineus, known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India.

Indian Chameleon

Chamaeleo zeylanicus

The Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is a species of chameleon found in South Asia. Chameleons are best known for their distinct range of colors, being capable of shifting to different hues and degrees of brightness.

Northern plains gray langur

Semnopithecus entellus

The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus ), also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.

Peninsular rock agama

Psammophilus dorsalis

The peninsular rock agama or South Indian rock agama (Psammophilus dorsalis ) is a common species of agama found on rocky hills in south India. An allied species, Psammophilus blanfordanus, is found in the Eastern Ghats, but north of the range of...

Anabas testudineus

The climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) is a species of amphibious freshwater fish in the family Anabantidae (the climbing gouramis). A labyrinth fish native to Far Eastern Asia, the fish inhabits freshwater systems from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh...

Blanford's rock agama

Psammophilus blanfordanus

Blanford's rock agama (Psammophilus blanfordanus ) is species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular India. One of two species in the genus, P. blanfordanus is found mainly to the east of the distribution of P....

Channa marulius

Channa marulius (bullseye snakehead or great snakehead) is a large species of snakehead native to South Asia. Populations in Southeast Asia are now regarded as separate species.

Cyrtodactylus nebulosus

Cyrtodactylus nebulosus, also known as the clouded Indian gecko, is a species of gecko found in India.

Pachliopta hector

Pachliopta hector, the crimson rose, is a large swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta (roses) of the red-bodied swallowtails. It is recorded as a species of "Least Concern (LC)" by IUCN.

Rita rita

Rita rita (Common names: rita (English), রিঠা (Bengali)) is a species of bagrid catfish that is found across southern Asia. It has been recorded in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It is one of the giants of its genus,...

Rhyothemis variegata

Rhyothemis variegata, known as the common picture wing or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia.

Mystus cavasius

Mystus cavasius, the Gangetic mystus, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.In the wild it is found in Indian Subcontinent countries such as, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Reports of this species from the...

Eutropis innotata

Blanford's mabuya (Eutropis innotata ) ( is a species of skink found in peninsular India.

Mystus vittatus

Mystus vittatus, the striped dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is found in brackish water systems with marginal vegetation in lakes and swamps with a mud substrate of Asian countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal,...

Mola carplet

Amblypharyngodon mola

The mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, although IUCN considers its presence certain only in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh....

Garra gotyla

Garra gotyla is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family from freshwater in South Asia.There are two subspecies, which are widely regarded as separate species by some authorities (e.g., the IUCN):Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray, 1830) – sucker...

Ailia coila

Ailia coila, also known as the Gangetic ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. Locally this fish is known as "kajoli in West...

Lepidocephalichthys guntea

Lepidocephalichthys guntea, also known as guntea loach, scavenger loach or peppered loach, is a species of cobitid loach native to southern and south-eastern Asia. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It uses its intestines...

Gagata gagata

Gagata gagata is a species of sisorid catfish found in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India. This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL. It is native to Asia, found in India, Bangladesh and Burma.

Fringed-lipped peninsula carp

Labeo fimbriatus

The fringed-lipped peninsula carp (Labeo fimbriatus) is a cyprinid fish in genus Labeo from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is listed as Least Concern in the global IUCN Red List of threatened species.