LIST OF FLORA COMMONLY FOUND IN THE FOREST AREAS OF SOUTH GOA FOREST DIVISION

Sl. No. Scientific Name Local/ Vernacular Name 1. Acacia catechu Khair 2. Adina cordifolia Hedu 3. Agele marmelos Bel. 5. Albizia lebbak Shiras 6. Albizzia odoratissima Kaloshiras 7. Alstonia scholaris Satvan 4. Amoora lawii Burumbi 8. Anacardium occidentale Kaju. 9. Anogeissus latifolia Dhaoda 10. Aporusa lindleyana Salai 11. Artocarpus integrifolia Phanas 12. Artocarpus lakoocha Otamb 13. Azadirachta indica Nimb 14. Barringtonia acutangula Men kumbyo 15. Bauhinia racemosa Apto. 16. Bauhinia wahilli Mavli 17. Bombax ceiba Savar 18. Bridelia retusa Khatem Asan. 19. Buchnania lanzan Chara 20. Butea monospermum Palas. 21. Callicarpa tomentosa Phalyo. 22. Callophylum inophyllum Undi. 23. Calycopteris floribunda Uski. 24. Carallia brachiata Panshi, Makad bhiran, 25. Careya arborea Kumbyo 26. Caryota urens Birlo mad 27. Cassia fistula Bayo, Balo. 28. Ceiba pentandra Savar 29. Cinnamomum zeylanicum Tikhi 30. Corypha umbraculifera Karetel 31. Dalbergia latifolia Shisham 32. Derris scandens Kanranj 33. Dillenia pentagyna Karmal. 34. Diospyros Montana Goiunda, Govimelu. 35. Diospyros paniculata Kuri. 36. Embelica officinalis Amla, Awalo 37. Erythrina indica Pongaro. 38. Ficus arnotianna Asti payr 39. Ficus asperrima Kharvat 40. Ficus bengalensis Vad 41. Ficus glomerata Rumad 42. Ficus Hispida Kalaumbar 43. Ficus religiosa Pipal. 44. Ficus tsiela Basri. 45. Flacourtia jangomonas Jangli Jagam. 46. Flacourtia montanna Chafra 47. Garcinia gummigutta Dhar ambo. 48. Garcinia indica Bhiran 49. Gmelina arborea Shivan 50. Grewia tillifolia Dhaman 51. Helicters isora Kivan 52. Holarrhena antidysentrica Kudo 53. Holigarnia arnottiana Bibo 54 Holoptelia integrifolia Vamolo 55. Hopea wightiana Pav. 56. Hydnocarpus laurifolia Khast, Kavat. 57. Lagerstroemia lanceolata Nano 58. Lagerstroemia parviflora Taman 59. Lannea coromandalica Moi 60. Leea indica Jino 61. Luta graveolens Arod 62. Macaranga peltata Chandado. 63. Mallotus phillipinensis Bems, Sendri. 64. Mangifera indica Ambo 65. Manilkara hexandra Kirni 66. Melia azedarach Firnage nimb. 67. Mesua ferrea Nagchampho. 68. Mimusops elengi Onval

LIST OF FAUNA COMMONLY FOUND IN THE FOREST AREAS OF SOUTH GOA FOREST DIVISION

Mammals:-Important species of mammals found in the division are given below Sr. No. Zoological Name English Name Local Name 1 Axis axis Spotted deer Cheetal 2 Bandicota indica Bandicoot rat Kolindar 3 Bos gaurus Gaur or Indian bison Gavvo redo, Gavvo 4 Canis aureaus Jackal Kolo 5 Cervus unicolor Sambar Meru. 6 Cuon alpinus Wild dog Kolsundo, Deucolo 7 Cynopterus brachyotis Indian fulvous fruit bat Pakho 8 Delphinus tropicalis linn Common Dolphin Gaddo redo 9 Felis bengalensis Leopard cat Wagatti 10 Felis chaus Jungle cat Baul, 11 Funambulus palmarum Three striped palm squirrel Chani, Khar. 12 Herpestes edwardsii Common grey mongoose Mungoos, Munghas, 13 Hyaena hyaena Striped hyaena Yeul , Bhalu 14 Hysterix indica Porcupine Sal, Salinder 15 Lepus nigricollis Black napped Hare Soso 16 Loris tardigradus Slender loris Van manus 17 Lutra lutra Common Otter Udh, 18 Lutra perspicillata Smooth coated Otter Udh 19 Macaca radiata Bonnet macaque Khete, Makod. 20 Manis crassicaudata Indian pangolin Therio 21 Megaderma spasma Indian false vampire bat Vagul 22 Melursus ursinus Sloth bear Aswal, Vashel. 23 Muntiacus muntjak Barking deer Bhekaro 24 Mus booduga Indian field mouse Undir 25 Otompos wronghtoni Wronghton’s freetailed bat Vagul 26 Panthera pardus Leopard Bibto Vag, Biblo. 27 Panthera tigris Tiger Danyo or Pattacho Vag 28 Paradoxurus hermaphorditus Palm civet cat Katanoor 29 Petaurista petarauista Common flying squirrel Ud pakho. 30 Phocoena phoecoena Porpoise 31 Pipistrellus dormeri Dormers bat Vagul 32 Presbytis entellus Common Langur Vanor 33 Pteropus giganteus Flying Fox Pakho 34 Rattus rattus House Rat Undir 35 Ratufa macroura Malabar Giant Squirrel Shekro, 36 Rhinolophus luctus Horse shoe bat Vagul 37 Suncus murinus (Linnaeus) House shrew Chuchunderi 38 Sus scrofa Wild Boar Ran dukar. 39 Tatera indica Indian Gerbille Undir 40 Tragulus meminna Mouse deer Pisoi 41 Tursiops aduncus Indian bottlenose dolphin 42 Viverricula indica Small Indian civet cat Javade,

Birds: - Important birds found in the division are given in the following table

Sr. No. Scientific name Common name 1 Accipiter badius Shikra 2 Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna

3 Acrocephalus aedon Thick billed Warbler 4 Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler 5 Aegithina tiphia Common Iora 6 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher 7 Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen 8 Anas acuta Northern Pintail 9 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler 10 Anas crecca Common Teal 11 Anas poecilorhyncha Spot-billed 12 Anas querquedula Garganey 13 Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill

14 Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter

15 Anthus richardi Richards Pipit

16 Apus pacificus Large White Rumped Swift

17 Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle 18 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 19 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 20 Ardeola grayii Indian Pond-Heron 21 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret 22 Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied Cuckoo 23 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark 24 Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint 25 Celeus brachyyurus Rufous woodpecker 26 Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal 27 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher 28 Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove 29 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish plover 30 Charadrius dubius Little ringed plover 31 Chloropsis aurifrons Gold fronted chloropsis 32 Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake-Eagle 33 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier 34 Columba elphinstonii Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon 35 Columba livia Rock Pigeon 36 Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama

37 Copsychus saularis Magpie robin 38 Coracina mealnoptera Black headed cuckoo shrike 39 Corvus macrorhynchos Jungle crow 40 Corvus splendens House Crow 41 Cuculus varius Common Hawk-Cuckoo 42 Cyornis tickelliae Tickell’s blue flycatcher

43 Cypsirus Parvus Palm Swift 44 Dendrocitta vagabunda Indian tree pie

45 Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

46 Dendrocopus mahrattensis Yellow fronted pied woodpecker 47 Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling teal 48 Dicaeum agile Thick billed Flowerpecker 49 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Tickell’s Flowerpecker 50 Dicrurus aeneus Bronzed Drongo 51 Dicrurus caerulescens White bellied Drongo 52 Dicrurus hottentottus Hair crested Drongo 53 Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo 54 Dicrurus paradiseus Greater racket tailed drongo 55 Dinopium benghalense Lesser golden back woodpecker

56 Dryocopus javensis White-bellied Woodpecker

57 Ducula badia Mountain Imperial-Pigeon 58 Dumetia hyperythra White throated Babbler 59 Egretta gularis Western Reef-Egret 60 Elanus caeruleus Black-winged Kite 61 Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

62 Eumyias thalassina Verditer flycatcher 63 Fulica atra Common Coot 64 Gallicrex cinerea Watercock 65 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 66 Galloperdix spadicea Red Spurfowl

67 Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl

68 Glareola lactea Small Pratincole 69 Gorsachius melanolophus Malayan Night Heron

70 Halcyon pileata Black-capped Kingfisher 71 Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher 72 Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Fish-Eagle 73 Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite 74 Hemicircus canente Heart-spotted Woodpecker

75 Hemiprocene longipennis Crested tree swift 76 Hemipus picatus Pied flycathcher shrike

77 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt

78 Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin 79 Hirundo daurica Red rumped Swallow

80 Hirundo smithii Wire tailed Swallow 81 Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch 82 Iole indica Yellow-browed Bulbul

83 Irena puella Asian Fairy-bluebird 84 Lanius schach Rufous back Shrike 85 Leptoptilos javanicus Lesser Adjutant

86 Lonchura malacca Black headed Munia

87 Lonchura striata White backed Munia 88 Megalaima haemacephala Crimson breasted Barbet

89 Megalaima viridis Small Green Barbet 90 Merops leschenaulti Chestnut headed bee-eater

91 Merops orientalis Little Green Bee-eater 92 Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater

93 Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret 94 Milvus migrans Black Kite 95 Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail 96 Motacilla madaraspatensis Large Pied wagtail 97 Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher 98 Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork

99 Myiophonus horsfieldii Malabar Whistling-Thrush 100 Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird 101 Nectarinia lotenia Loten’s Sunbird

102 Nectarinia zeylonica Purple rumped Sunbird 103 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron

104 Nyctyornis athertoni Blue bearded bee-eater

105 Oriole oriolus Golden oriole 106 Oriolus xanthornus Black headed oriole 107 Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailor bird

108 Oxylophus jacobinus Pied Cuckoo

109 Pandion haliaetus Osprey 110 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 111 Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl

112 Pelargopsis capensis Stork-billed Kingfisher

113 Pellorneum ruficeps Spotted Babbler 114 Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush-Quail 115 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small minivet 116 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet

117 Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet

118 Picumnus innominatus Speckled Piculet

119 Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta 120 Ploceus philippinus Indian Baya 121 Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Indian Scimitar-Babbler

122 Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen 123 Porzana fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake 124 Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia 125 Prinia inornata Plain Prinia

126 Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia 127 Psittacula krameri Rose ringed parakeet 128 Psittacula kyanocephala Blossom headed parakeet

129 Pycnonotus cafer Red vented Bulbul 130 Pycnonotus jocosus Red whiskered Bulbul 131 Pycnonotus luteolus White browed Bulbul

132 Rhipidura albicollis White throated fantail flycatcher 133 Saxicola caprata Pied bush chat

134 Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin 135 Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 136 Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent-Eagle 137 Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk-Eagle

138 Sterna aurantia River Tern

139 Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested-Tern 140 Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern 141 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove 142 Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Myna 143 Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling 144 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 145 Terpsihone paradisi Paradise flycatcher

146 Treron pompadora Pompadour Green-Pigeon

147 Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper 148 Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank

149 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper 150 Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper 151 Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank 152 Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler

153 Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird

154 Upupa epops Hoopoe

155 Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing

156 Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Reptiles: - Important reptiles found in the division are given below. Sr. No. Scientific name Common name Local Name SNAKES 1. Ahaetulla nasutus Vine Snake Harvel, Haryali 2. Amphiesma stolatum Buff striped keel back Yevale. 3. Boiga forsteni Forsten’s Cat Snake. 4. Boiga trigonata Common Indian Cat Snake. 5. Bungarus caeruleus Common Indian Krait Kaner. 6. Calliophis nigrescens Coral Snake 7. Cerberus rhynchops Dogfaced water Snake Pan ghonas 8. Chrysopelea ornata Golden back tree Snake 9. Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake 10. Dendrelaphis tristis Bronzeback tree Snake Naneti, Nanado. 11. Echis carinatus Saw scaled Viper Phoorshe 12. Enhydrina schistosa Hook - nosed Sea Snake 13. Eryx johnii Johns sand boa Malun 14. Gongylophis conicus Common Sand Boa Malun 15 Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked worm snake Sulo 16 Lycodon aulicus Common Wolf snake Pasko 17. Macropisthodon Green keelback. Yevale plumbicolor 18. Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra. Nag, Parro 19 Oligodon arnensis Common Kukri snake 20 Oligodon taeniolatus Variegated Kukri Snake 21. Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Nagin, Dom. 22. Ptyas mucosa Indian Rat Snake Dhivad, Dhaman. 23. Python molurus Indian Rock Python Har, Mayndol 24. Ramphotyphlops braminus Brahminy worm snake Telyo 25 Trimeresurus malabaricus Malabar Pit Viper Chapade 26 Trimeresurus gramineus Bamboo Pit Viper Chapade 27 Uropeltis macrolepis Bombay shield tail macrolepis 28. Vipera russelii Russels Viper Ghonas, 29. Xenochropis piscator Checkered keelback Yevale 30 Macropisthodon Green Keelback Yevale plumbicolor CROCODILES 1. Crocodylus palustris Mugger or Marsh crocodile Mange, Mugger TURTLES ( SEA TURTLE & FRESH WATER TURTLE) 1. Lepidochelyes olivacea Olive ridley turtle Kasai 2. Lissemys punctata Indian flapshell turtle Tupyo kasav 3. Melanochelys trijuga Indian black turtle Hagaro kasav LIZARDS, SKINKS 1 Calotes rouxii Rouxii lizard Sheddo 2 Calotes versicolor Indian garden lizard Sheddo 3 Chamaeleo zeylanicus Indian chameleon 4 Draco dussumieri Flying lizard Pavto 5 Mabuya macularia Bronze skink Shirli AMPHIBIANS 1. Duttaphrynus Indian toad Manaki melanostictus (schnieder) 2. Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Indian bull frog Bebo 3. Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis Indian skipper frog Bebki 4. Sphaerotheca breviceps Indian burrowing frog Bebki 5. Rhacophorus malabaricus Malabar gliding frog 6. Rana malabarica Fungoid frog Bebki