Andaman report post - 3

Clicked by Rupali Gurav

Moth clivked by Rupali Gurav

Andaman Fauna

A. Insects:

a. Butterflies:

1.       Snowflat

2.       Painted jazebel

3.       Short banded sailer

4.       Common baron

5.       Hewitson Andaman viscount

6.       Yellow pansy

7.       Grey pansy

8.       Peacock pansy

9.       Lemon pansy

10.   Great eggfly

Short banded sailer Clicked by Shreya

11.   Lacewing?

12.   Mime?

13.   Andaman club-tail

14.   Grass yellow

15.   Blue tiger

16.   Andaman bird-wing

17.   Andaman Helen

18.   Andaman mormon

19.   Andaman tree-nymph

20.   Dark glossy tiger

21.   Andaman crow

22.   Nicobar cinnamon crow

23.   Nicobar nigger

Dragonfly. Clicked by Rupali Gurav

24.   Andaman small leopard

25.   Andaman cruiser

26.   Andaman centaur oakblue

27.   Andaman lemon

b. Moths:

1.       Lysa zampa

2.       Humming bird moth

c. Others:

1.       Paper wasp

2.       Common fire ant

3.       Pagoda ant

4.       Godzilla ant

5.       Dragonfly

6.       Damselfly

B. Reptiles:

1.       Snink

Cicada moult. Clicked by Shripad Bhanap

2.       Andaman lizard

3.       Changeable lizard

C. Birds:

1.       Andaman collared kingfisher

2.       Lesser whistling duck

3.       White breasted water hen

4.       Pheasant-tailed jacana

5.       Cotton teal

6.       Ruddy kingfisher

7.       Little egret

8.       White bellied sea eagle

9.       Little grebe

10.   Red whiskered bulbul

11.   Brawn coucal

12.   House crow (we did not find any crows in nicobar)

Clicked by Shripad Bhanap

13.   Purple moorhen

14.   Median egret

15.   Night heron

16.   Common myna

17.   Narcondam hornbill?

18.   Wood sandpiper

19.   Common sandpiper

20.   House sparrow

21.   Barn swallow

22.   Flycatcher

23.   Palm swift

24.   Yellow wagtail

25.   Asian glossy starling (sighted only at Campbell bay)

26.   Hill myna

27.   Black naped oriole

Clicked by Shripad Bhanap

28.   Black hooded oriole

29.   Racket tailed drongo

30.   Purple heron

31.   Pacific reef egret

32.   Green imperial pigeon

33.   Mountain imperial pigeon

34.   Nicobar pigeon

35.   Fulvous breasted woodpecker

36.   Scarlet minivet

37.   Asian fairy bluebird

38.   Black-naped monarch

39.   Andaman serpent eagle

40.   White headed starling

Clicked by Rupali Gurav

41.   Chestnut headed bee-eater

42.   Magpie robin

43.   Vernal hanging parrot

44.   Nicobar parakeet

45.   Rose ringed parakeet

46.   Sandwich tern

47.   Olive-backed sunbird

D. Mammals:

1.       Crab eating macaque

2.       Wild pig (Sus scrofa andamanensis)

3.       Bats (insectivorous)








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Andaman Report. Post - 2

Solanum Spp. clicked by Shreya

List of sightings -

A. Flora

We were unable to id this one. Clickedby Shreya

1. Badam/Indian almond Tree  Terminalia procera
2. lal dhup/Parishia insignis
3. Gurjan/  Dipterocarpus griffithii
4. Vanjai/Indian privet Clerodendrum inerme
5. Ashta/Rumpf’s fig tree Ficus Rumphii
6. Jangli cane Calamus longisetus
7. Jaifal/Nutmeg  Myristica  andamanica
8. Jungali bhendi/False hemp tree Tetrameles nudiflora 
9. Jangli supari/Wild areca palm Areca  triandra
10. Umbrella palm/Licuala peltata var. peltata
11. Andaman pyinma Lagerstroemia  hypoleuca
12. jhingam/Pojenelia  rehdii 
13. Kewara/Screwpine  Pandanus tectorius Parkinson  
14. Jangli Aam/Wild mago Mangifera andamanica
15. Sundari/Looking glass mangrove   Heritiera littoralis
16. Lal khari/ Bruguiera littorea
17. Khar  mehendi/Tagal mangrove   Ceriops tagal    

    

    Leea spp. clicked by Shreya

18. Ceylon sago palm  Cycas rumphii
19. Sea bean Mucuna gigantean
20. Kajala/River mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum
21. Mangrove date palm Phoenix paludosa
22. Andaman padauk/ Andaman redwood  Pterocarpus dalbergioides
23. Danipatti/ Nipa palm  Nypa fruticans
24. Surangi/Poon tree  Calophyllum inophyllum
25. Sea mohua /Andaman bullet wood  Manilkara littoralis  
26. White chuglam/ Terminalia bialata
27. Devsavar/Silk cotton tree/Didu Bombax insigne
28. Red bomway  Planchonia andamanica
29. Tendu Diospyros pilosula
30. Letauk Aglaia andamanica  
31. White dhup/Indian canarium Canarium euphyllum
32. Jangli neem /Scaly ash  Ganophyllum falcatum
33. Andaman marbale wood tree Diospyros oocarpa
34. Lakoocha/Monkey jack Artocarpus lakoocha  
35. Bakri patti/Native peach  Trema amboinensis
36. Karkot/ Dillenia pilosa (?)
37. Sardol/Hairy sterculia Sterculia villosa (?)
38. ratangunj/Red bead tree  Adenanthera pavonina

    

    Melastoma spp. clicked by Shreya

39. Artocarpus chaplasha  
40. Wild jamun  Syzygium claviflorum  
41. Shemat/Indian ash tree  Lannea coromandelica
42. Marang/Turkey berry Solanum torvum  
43. Sonneratia ovate
44. Black mangrove Lumnitzera littorea
45. Tall-Stilt Mangrove  Rhizophora apiculata  
46. Knema andamanica
47. Blue trumpet vine  Thunbergia laurifolia  
48. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata
49. Maryada vel/Goat’s foot vine Ipomoea pes-caprae
50. Tivar/White mangrove Avicennia marina
51. Bahava/Indian laburnum Cassia fistula
52. Oak leaf fern Drynaria quercifolia
53. Pimpal/Sacred fig tree Ficus religiosa
54. Kandal/Asiatic mangrove Rhizophora mucronata
55. Nevar/Barringtonia Barringtonia acutangula 
56. Kharoti/Sand paper tree Streblus asper
57. Rudraksh/Wraty marble tree Elaeocarpus tuberculatus
58. Tree fern Cyathea albosetaceae
59. Halad kunku/Scarlet milkweed Asclepias curassavica 
60. Khadshing/Padri tree Radermachera xylocarpa
61. Bherali mad/Fish tail palm Caryota urens
62. Kukar/Spotted sterculia Sterculia guttata
63. Mussaenda macrophylla
64. Vet/Cane  Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
65. Muchkun/Maple leaved bayur tree Pterospermum acerifolium
66. Garambi/Sea bean Entada rheedei 
67. Gulvel/Indian tinospora Tinospora cordifolia
68. Tabernaemontana crispa
69. Lepisanthes rubiginosa
70. schumanianthus virgatus
71. Lindsia corgaii
72. Leea guineensis
73. Jungali Badam/Indian almond Terminalia catappa
74. Tivar/Indian mangrove Avicennia officinalis
75. Kajala/Black Mangrove Rhizophora corniculata
76. Kandal/Sonneratia mangrove Sonneratia apetala
77. Jungali bhendi/False hemp tree Tetrameles nudiflora
78. Wild Trumpet tree Pajanelia rheedii
79. Kewda/Fragrant screwpine Pandanus odorifer
80. Mangifera sylvatica
81. Suru/Horse tail tree Casuarina equisetifolia
82. Shirish/Siris tree Albizia lebbek  

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