The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest situated near Visakhapatnam. It has been under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the nearby hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian leopard.
Geography The sanctuary is located from latitudes of 17.34° N to 17.47° N and longitudes of 83.04° E to 83.20° E. The location corresponds to an area west of National Highway 16 on the northern side of Visakhapatnam and Pendurthi in Visakhapatnam district. It can be reached by road about 3 km from Visakhapatnam, opposite to zoo park.
The sanctuary has a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows. The terrain is hilly with steep slopes.
Flora and fauna
Flora There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary representing the Eastern Ghats. Floral diversity is high and includes:
Common name Formal name Local name Indian licorice Abrus precatorius గురువింద Tree of Heaven Ailanthus excelsa పెదమాను Sage-leaved alangium Alangium salviifolium ఊడుగ Neem tree Azadirachta indica వేప Indian thorny bamboo Bambusa bambos ముళ్ళవెదురు Bidi leaf tree Bauhinia racemosa తెల్ల ఆరె Mountain pomegranate Catunaregam spinosa మంగ East Indian satinwood Chloroxylon swietenia బిల్లుడు Buttercup tree Cochlospermum religiosum కొండగోగు Golden shower tree Cassia fistula రేల Bush plum tree Carissa spinarum వాక Indian rosewood Dalbergia sissoo ఇరుగుడుసేవ Banyan tree Ficus benghalensis మర్రి Hairy fig tree Ficus hispida బొడ్డ Indian fig tree Ficus racemosa మేడి White fig tree Ficus virens జువ్వి Indian boxwood Gardenia latifolia పెదకరింగ Dhaman tree Grewia tiliaefolia తడ White teak Gmelina arborea గుమ్మడి టేకు Indian screw tree Helicteres isora నులి తడ Indian ash tree Lannea coromandelica గుంపెన Ironwood tree Manilkara hexandra పాల Indian mulberry Morinda tinctoria తగర Jungle berry Polyalthia cerasoides దుద్దుగ Dinnerplate tree Pterospermum suberifolium కనకచంపకం Jamun tree Syzygium cumini నేరేడు Red cutch tree Senegalia chundra చండ్ర Teak Tectona grandis టేకు White babul Vachellia leucophloea తెల్లతుమ్మ Indigo tree Wrightia tinctoria ఆంకుడు
Fauna There is a varied faunahttp://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/09/28/stories/2006092803301900.htm present in the sanctuary.
Mammals Common name Formal name Observed Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Common Indian spotted chevrotain Moschiola indica Common Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca Rare Indian jackal Canis aureus indicus Rare Indian wild dog Cuon alpinus Rare Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata Rare Indian boar Sus scrofa cristatus Common Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica Common Indian hare Lepus nigricollis Common Rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus Rare Jungle cat Felis chaus Common Madras treeshrew Anathana ellioti Rare Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii Common Sambar deer Rusa unicolor Common Spotted deer Axis axis Common Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Common
Reptiles Common name Formal name Observed Indian python Python molurus Rare Rat snake Ptyas mucosus Common Indian cobra Naja naja Common Common Indian bronzeback Dendrelaphis tristis Common Common Asian vine snake Ahaetulla nasuta Rare Russell's viper Daboia russelii Rare Indian chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus Common Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis Common Visakhapatnam limbless skink Barkudia melanosticta Rare
Birds Common name Formal name Observedhttp://eghats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Avifauna-of-Kambalakonda.pdf Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Common Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Common Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Common Indian golden oriole Oriolus kundoo Rare Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Rare Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Rare Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis Common Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Common Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Common Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Common Pied crested cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Common Eastern barn owl Tyto javanica Rare Spotted owlet Athene brama Common Green bee-eater Merops orientalis Common Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Rare Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Common Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Common Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus Common Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Common White wagtail Motacilla alba Common Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Common Banded bay cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Rare Purple-rumped sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica Common Painted spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata Rare White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Rare
Butterflies Common name Formal name Observed Lemon pansy Junonia lemonias Common Anomalous nawab Charaxes agraria Common Indian sunbeam Curetis thetis Common Plain tiger Danaus chrysippus Common Peacock pansy Junonia almana Rare Common banded peacock Papilio crino Rare Great eggfly Hypolimnas bolina Common Common crow Euploea core Common Danaid eggfly Hypolimnas misippus Common Lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus Common Blue tiger Tirumala limniace Common Common Mormon Papilio polytes Common Mottled emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe Common Common jay Graphium doson Common Dark grass blue Zizeeria karsandra Common Common gull Cepora nerissa Common Monkey puzzle Rathinda amor Common Common pierrot Castalius rosimon Common Baronet Euthalia nais Rare
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See also Andhra Pradesh Forest Department Dolphin Nature Conservation Society
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