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ANIMALS IN THE WILD by LATIN DESIGNATION

 

LATIN DESIGNATION

COMMON NAME

LOCATION

Accipiter badius Shikra

Agra (India)

Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna

Pokhara (Nepal)

Acridotheres ginginiamus Bank Myna

Rajasthan (India)

Acridotheres tristis Common Myna

Delhi (India)

Aethopyga siparaja

Crimson Sunbird

Buriram (Thailand)

Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher

Chitwan (Nepal)

Amandava amandava Red Avadavat

Lumbini (Nepal)

Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen

Bharatpur (India)

Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill

Chitwan (Nepal)

Anhinga melanogaster Indian Darter

Bharatpur (India)

Anthracoceros albirostris Oriental Pied Hornbill

Chitwan (Nepal)

Anthreptes singalensis

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

Phetchabun (Thailand)

Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck

Rajasthan (India)

Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck

Rajasthan (India)

Appias lyncida Chocolate Albatross

Chitwan (Nepal)

Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret

Chitwan (Nepal)

Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron

Chitwan (Nepal)

Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron

Jaipur (India)

Argusianus argus Indian Blue Peafowl

Bharatpur (India)

Athene brama

Spotted Owlet

Kajhuraho (India)

Athene brama

Spotted Owlet

Kajhuraho (India)

Atlas attacus Atlas Moth

Chiang Mai (Thailand)

Boselaphus tragocamelus Nilgai

Panna (India)

Brachythemis contaminata Orange Skimmer

Bac Ha (Vietnam)

Bufo melanostictus Southeast Asian Toad

Bangkok (Thailand)

Cacomantis merulinus Plaintive Cuckoo

Can Tho (Vietnam)

Callosciurus finlaysoni Variable Squirrel

Ayutthaya (Thailand)

Calotes mystaceus Blue Crested Lizard

Phetchabun (Thailand)

Calotes versicolor Oriental Garden Lizard

Mae Hong Son (Thailand)

Canis aureus indicus Indian Jackal

Bharatpur (India)

Canis indica Indian Wolf

Chitwan (Nepal)

Catachrysops strabo

Forget-me-not

Mandawa (India)

Catachrysops strabo

Forget-me-not

Monywa (Myanmar)

Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant

Chitwan (Nepal)

Centropus sinensis

Greater Coucal

India (Fatehpur Sikri)

Cepora nerissa Common Gull

Chitwan (Nepal)

Cercomela fusca Indian Chat

Kajhuraho (India)

Cervus unicolor

Sambar Deer

Panna (India)

Chrysomya megacephala Oriental Latrine Fly

Phetchabun (Thailand)

Chrysocolaptes lucidus

Greater Flameback

Chitwan (Nepal)

Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork

Rajasthan (India)

Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama

Chitwan (Nepal)

Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie Robin

Chitwan (Nepal)

Coracias benghalensis Blue Jay

Bharatpur (India)

Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller

Kajhuraho (India)

Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller

Sagaing (Myanmar)

Corvus splendens House Crow

Delhi (India)

Crocodylus palustris Marsh Crocodile

Chitwan (Nepal)

Crocothemis servilia Scarlet Skimmer

Bac Ha (Vietnam)

Crossotus subocellatus

Crossotus Beetle

Nawal Parasi (Nepal)

Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary-flyc.

Bharatpur (India)

Cyanopica cyana Azure-winged Magpie

Beijing (China)

Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger

Chitwan (Nepal)

Daphnis nerii Oleander Hawk-moth

Bangkok (Thailand)

Dendrocitta vagabunda

Rufous Treepie

Pushkar (India)

Diastocera wallichi tonkinensis Long-whiskered S. Beetle

Luang Prabang (Laos)

Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo

Kajhuraho (India)

Egretta garzetta Little Egret

Bangkok (Thailand)

Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite

Bharatpur (India)

Elymnias hypermnestra Common Palmfly

N. Ratchasima (Thailand)

Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Koel

Ayutthaya (Thailand)

Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Koel

Agra (India)

Euodice malabarica Indian Silverbill

Kajhuraho (India)

Euodice malabarica White-throated Munia

Mandawa (India)

Eurystomus orientalis Oriental Dollarbird

Buriram (Thailand)

Funambulus pennantii Northern Palm Squirrel

Pushkar (India)

Gasteracantha kuhlii Spiny-backed Spider

Loei (Thailand)

Gavialis gangeticus Indian Gharial

Chitwan (Nepal)

Grus antigone Sarus Crane

Lumbini (Nepal)

Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Vulture

Fulbari (Nepal)

Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Vulture

Fulbari (Nepal)

Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Vulture

Pokhara (Nepal)

Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea Eagle

Phang Nga (Thailand)

Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite

Phang Nga (Thailand)

Halcyon smyrnensis White-breasted Kingfisher

Mandawa (India)

Haplopelma minax Thai Black Tarantula

K. Cham (Cambodia)

Hierodula membranacea

Giant Asian Mantis

Boracay (The Philippines)

Ictinogomphus decoratus Common Clubtail

Hue (Vietnam)

Ixias pyrene Yellow Orange Tip

Bharatpur (India)

Junonia almana Peacock Pansy

Chitwan (Nepal)

Junonia atlites Grey Pansy

Chitwan (Nepal)

Kallima inachus Indian Leaf Butterfly

Tak (Thailand)

Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike

Fatehpur Sikri (India)

Lepidiota stigma Sugarcane White Grub

Loei (Thailand)

Leptoptilos javanicus Lesser Adjutant

Chitwan (Nepal)

Leptoptilos javanicus Lesser Adjutant

Chitwan (Nepal)

Limenitis procris Commander

Lumbini (Nepal)

Lohita grandis Long-bodied Bug

Buriram (Thailand)

Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia

Mae Hong Son (Thailand)

Lonchura striata White-rumped Munia

Luang Prabang (Laos)

Lycorma delicatula Lycorma Planthopper

Xi'an (China)

Lyssa zampa

Giant Uranid Moth

Danang (Vietnam)

Mabuya multifasciata Common Sun Skink

Bangkok (Thailand)

Macaca irus Crab-eating Macaque

Phetchaburi (Thailand)

Macaca irus Long-tailed Macaque

Siem Reap (Cambodia)

Macaca mulatta Rhesus Macaque

Chitwan (Nepal)

Macrochenus isabellinus

Long-horned Beetle

Hanoi (Vietnam)

Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet

Bangkok (Thailand)

Megalaima zeylanica Brown-headed Barbet

Chitwan (Nepal)

Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown

Chitwan (Nepal)

Merops orientalis Little Green Bee-eater

Mandawa (India)

Merops orientalis Little Green Bee-eater

Panna (India)

Microcarbo niger Little Cormorant

Bharatpur (India)

Milvus migrans govinda Pariah Kite

Agra (India)

Milvus migrans govinda Small Indian Kite

Delhi (India)

Milvus migrans lineatus Black-eared Kite

 Yangshuo (China)

Motacilla alba White Wagtail

Bangkok (Thailand)

Motacilla citreola Yellow-headed Wagtail

Chitwan (Nepal)

Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher

Bangkok (Thailand)

Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork

Delhi (India)

Mylabris pustulata Blister Beetle

Agra (India)

Nectarinia jugularis Olive-backed Sunbird

Lumbini (Nepal)

Nectarinia jugularis Olive-backed Sunbird

Lumbini (Nepal)

Neophron percnopterus

Egyptian Vulture

Kajhuraho (India)

Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill

Kajhuraho (India)

Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill

Kajhuraho (India)

Oecophylla smaragdina Weaver Ant

K. Thom (Cambodia)

Otus bakkamoena Indian Scops Owl

Bharatpur (India)

Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail

Rajasthan (India)

Papilio polytes Common Mormon

Damauli (Nepal)

Parus cinereus Cinereous Tit

Chitwan (Nepal)

Parus xanthogenys Black-lored Tit

Damauli (Nepal)

Passer domesticus indicus House Sparrow

Chitwan (Nepal)

Passer flaveolus Plain-backed Sparrow

N. Ratchasima (Thailand)

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant

Bharatpur (India)

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant

Dali (China)

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Indian Cormorant

Jaipur (India)

Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart

Fatehpur Sikri (India)

Pieris brassicae Cabbage White

Baisha (China)

Platalea leucorodia

Eurasian Spoonbill

Bharatpur (India)

Polistes olivaceus Yellow Paper Wasp

Kajhuraho (India)

Polyura eudamippus Great Nawab

Kunming (China)

Prinia inornata Plain Prinia

Bangkok (Thailand)

Psittacula alexandri Red-breasted Parakeet

Chonburi (Thailand)

Psittacula krameri Ring-necked Parakeet

Agra (India)

Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet

Agra (India)

Psittacula roseata Blossom-headed Parakeet

Kajhuraho (India)

Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet

Kajhuraho (India)

Pteropus lylei Lyle's Flying Fox

Siem Reap (Cambodia)

Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed Bulbul

Mae Hong Son (Thailand)

Pycnonotus blanfordi Streak-eared Bulbul

Kanchanaburi (Thailand)

Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul

Kajhuraho (India)

Pycnonotus goiavier Yellow-vented Bulbul

K. Chnang (Cambodia)

Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul

Bago (Myanmar)

Pycnonotus leucogenys Himalayan Bulbul

Butwal (Nepal)

Pycnonotus sinensis Chinese Bulbul

 Yangshuo (China)

Rhabdophis subminiatus Red-necked Keelback

Kanchanaburi (Thailand)

Rhinoceros unicornis Asian One-horned Rhino.

Chitwan (Nepal)

Rhinoceros unicornis

Greater One-horned Rhino.

Chitwan (Nepal)

Rhinoceros unicornis Indian Rhinoceros

Chitwan (Nepal)

Rhinolophus sp. Horseshoe Bat

Cu Chi (Vietnam)

Riparia riparia Sand Martin

Chitwan (Nepal)

Salticidae sp. Jumping Spider

Bangkok (Thailand)

Saxicola maurus Asian Stonechat

Pokhara (Nepal)

Scopimera inflata Sand Bubbler Crab

P. Khirikhan (Thailand)

Scyphozoa sp. Jellyfish

Ha Long (Vietnam)

Semnopithecus entellus Grey Langur

Panna (India)

Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove

Chitwan (Nepal)

Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove

Bharatpur (India)

Sturnia pagodarum Brahminy Myna

Bharatpur (India)

Sturnia pagodarum Brahminy Myna

Mandawa (India)

Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling

Bharatpur (India)

Sus scrofa cristatus Indian Wild Boar

Chitwan (Nepal)

Tadorna ferruginea

Ruddy Shelduck

Bharatpur (India)

Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck

Beijing (China)

Tantalus leucocephalus Painted Stork

Bharatpur (India)

Threskiornis melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis

Bharatpur (India)

Trimeresurus albobrabis White-lipped Pit Viper

Tak (Thailand)

Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank

Chitwan (Nepal)

Trithemis aurora

Crimson Marsh Glider

Bac Ha (Vietnam)

Turdoides gularis White-throated Babbler

Bagan (Myanmar)

Turdoides striata Jungle Babbler

Rajasthan (India)

Uca sp.

Fiddler Crab

Krabi (Thailand)

Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing

Mandawa (India)

Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral

Chitwan (Nepal)

Varanus salvator Water Monitor

Bangkok (Thailand)

Varanus salvator Water Monitor

Boracay (The Philippines)

Xylocopa sp. Carpenter Bee

Chitwan (Nepal)

Zosterops japonica Japanese White-eye

 Yangshuo (China)