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3 unusual facts about Anaimalai Hills


Anaimalai Hills

Numerous wildlife species can be seen including elephants, gaur, water buffaloes, tigers, panthers, sloth bears, pangolins, Black-headed Orioles, crocodiles, Green Pigeons, civet cats, Dhole, Sambar and 31 groups of endangered lion-tailed macaques.

Indrella ampulla

This species occurs in the Western Ghats of India, specifically on the wetter western slopes of the Wynaad, Nilgiri, and Anaimalai Hills, at moderate elevations (3000 ft).

Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus

Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (Anaimalai flying frog or false Malabar gliding frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to the Anaimalai Hills of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India.


Trimeresurus strigatus

Found in the hills of southern India, Trimeresurus strigatus is distributed in the Nilgiri, Anaimalai, Palni, Tinnevelly, and Shevaroy Hills of the Eastern Ghats at elevations of 3,000-6,000 ft (900-1,800 m) (M.A. Smith, 1943).


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