Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, India. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle of the sanctuary. It is from the district's headquarters is in Kothagudem and from temple town Bhadrachalam.

Geography This wildlife sanctuary has a forest mixed with dense scrub and meadows. It comes under the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests.

Flora and fauna

Flora: There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary. Floral diversity is high and includes

Common name Formal name Local name Indian licorice Abrus precatorius గురువింద Tree of Heaven Ailanthus excelsa పెదమాను Neem tree Azadirachta indica వేప Indian olibanum Boswellia serrata గుగ్గిలము Banyan tree Ficus benghalensis మర్రి Indian Fig tree Ficus racemosa మేడి Garuga tree Garuga pinnata కొండవేప Asiatic Bushbeech Gmelina asiatica పెదనేలి Indian-elm tree Holoptelea integrifolia నాలి Torch wood ixora Ixora brachiata కొరివి Mahuva Butter tree Madhuca longifolia విప్ప Strychnine tree Strychnos nux-vomica ముషిడి Jamun tree Syzygium cumini నేరేడు

Fauna: There is a varied fauna present in the sanctuary The Familiar Mammals in the sanctuary Common name Formal name Observed Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Common Four-horned antelope Tetracerus quadricornis Common Indian gazelle Gazella bennettii Rare Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca Rare Indian Bison Bos gaurus Rare Indian jackal Canis aureus indicus Common Indian boar Sus scrofa cristatus Common Indian sloth bear Melursus ursinus Common Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica Common Indian hare Lepus nigricollis Common Jungle cat Felis chaus Common Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii Common Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Common Sambar deer Rusa unicolor Common Spotted Deer Axis axis Common Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Common Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta Common

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary

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