Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are a mountain range along the west cost of southern India.
Landscapes[edit]
Agasthiyamalai Range
Nilgiri Hills
Munnar hill station, Kerala
Navra Navri Cha Dongar
Hogenakkal Falls
Jog Falls
Flora[edit]
Tropical rainforest biome
Agumbe rainforest, Karnataka
Montane forest
Dry teak forest
Tropical moist forest biome
Lantana is an invasive genus of plants
Phallus indusiatus, fungus
Forest fire, Bandipur, 2019
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Fauna[edit]
With a population of 724, the western ghats is home to the largest population of tigers on earth
The endangered lion-tailed macaque is endemic to the Western Ghats
Indian elephant population in the Western ghats is nearly 10,000
Nilgiritragus hylocrius is endemic to the Western ghats and is an endangered animal.
Indian leopard
A herd of gaur
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
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Culture[edit]
Stone Age carving, Edakkal Caves
Vidyashankara Temple, Shringeri, Karnataka
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, Trimbak
Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple, Hanumagiri
