Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are a mountain range along the west cost of southern India.
Landscapes[edit]
Flora[edit]
Lantana is an invasive genus of plants
Phallus indusiatus, fungus
Fauna[edit]
The endangered lion-tailed macaque is endemic to the Western Ghats
Nilgiritragus hylocrius is endemic to the Western ghats and is an endangered animal.
The region has a significant population of the vulnerable mugger crocodile.
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) was discovered in 2003.
Rhacophorus malabaricus, endemic
Pipe snakes are found only in South India and Sri Lanka.
Puntius denisonii is threatened from habitat loss and is now bred in captivity.
Malabar blue-winged parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
The Malabar tree nymph is endemic to the Western Ghats.
Tamil Lacewings are found only in South Asia.
The Western Ghats have 67 species of damselflies.
The endemic land snail Indrella ampulla
Culture[edit]
Stone Age carving, Edakkal Caves
Vidyashankara Temple, Shringeri, Karnataka
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, Trimbak