Chinkara,
still rather shy, can be sighted on the grassland areas of the park, particularly
on the formerly cultivated land in the southern extension area on the edges
of the main viewing area. The main prey animal, however for the Tigers and the
park's rarely sighted leopards are the chital, which now number a few thousand.
Also to be seen in the grasslands are Nilgai, Chausingha and sounders of Wild
Boar, as well as the occasional Jackal or Fox. Muntjac and sambhar prefer denser
vegetation. There are two types of monkeys common in the park-the rhesus macaque
and the black faced langur. ;Drives can also reveal jungle cats, hyenas, ratels,
porcupines and a variety of other mammals.
Bandhavgarh attracts many migratory birds in the winter months, including the
birds of prey like the steppe eagle and a variety of wildfowl.
However as it has limited water surfaces it cannot compete with parks with large
areas of wetland. Attracted by flowering and fruiting trees, some; very attractive
and less common birds can be seen - like the blue bearded bee eater, white bellied
drongo, Tickell's blue flycatcher, white browed fantail, minivets, white Malabar
hornbills and wood shrikes. Other fruiting trees reveal a large population of
green pigeons, the noisy blossom headed parakeets.
Reptiles and Butterflies
Unfortunately, there has been little work done on some important aspects of
the park's fauna such as the reptiles, amphibians and insects generally. What
follows is a hodge - podge of the very patchy identification work done on a
few reptiles, butter - flies and a couple of spiders. It is to be hoped that
this will provoke those knowledgeable in these particular areas to help fill
these rather large gap.
Reptiles
1. Indian Mud or Flap- shell Turtle
Lissemys punctata
2. Northern House Gecko
Hemidactylus flaviviridis
3. Fat - tailed Gecko
Eublepharis macularius
4. Common Garden Lizarde
Calotes versicolor
5. Forest calotes
Calotes rouxi
6. Common Skink
Mabuya carinata
7. Common Indian Monitor
Varanus bengalensis
8. Indian Python
Python Molurus
9. Dhaman or common Rat Snake
Ptyas mucosus
10. Common Wolf Snake
Lycodon aulicus
11. Buffstriped Keelback
Amphiesma stolata
12. Common Green Whip Snake
Ahaetulla nasutus
13. Common indian Krait
Bungarus caeruleus
14. Indian Cobra
Naja naja
15. Russell's Viper
Vipera russelli.
Butterflies
Again not much is known bout them. The best times for them are late June to
early July, September -October and late November, although different species
are seen throughout the year.
| Group | Species | Preferred
Habitat |
| Swallowtails | Common
Rose
(Pachliopta aristolochiae) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Crimson
Rose
(Pachliopta hecto) | "
" " " |
| Lime
Yelow Butterfly
(Papiliospop) | Weed
Grassland |
| Common
Mormon
(Papilio polytes) | Weed
Grassland |
| Whites
&Yellows | Common Jezebel
(Delias
Eucharis) | Weed
Grassland |
| Yellow
Orange Tip
(lxias pyrene) | Open
Woodland |
| Common
Emigrant
(Catopsiliapomona) | Weed
Grassland |
| Common
Grass Yellow
(Eurema hecabe) | Weed
Grassland |
| Blues | Zebra
Blue
(Syntarucus plinius) | Weed
Grassland |
| Pale
Grass Blue
(Zezeeria maha) | Open
Wood / Weed Grassland |
| Gram
Blue
(Euchrysops Cnejus) | Weed
Grassland |
| Common
Silverline
(Spindosis vulcanus) | Open
Wood / Weed Grassland |
| Plum
Juay
(Abisara echerius) | Dense
Wookland |
| Milkweed
Butterflies | Plain Tiger
(Danaus chrysippus) | Grassland/Open
Woodland |
| Striped
Tiger
(Danaus genutia) | Grassland/Open
Woodland |
| Glassy
Tiger
(Parantica aglea) | Grassland/Open
Woodland |
| Common
Crow
(Euploea core) | Weed
Grassland/Open wood |
| Browns
| Common Evening Brown
(Melanites leda) | Dense
Wookland |
| Nymphalids
| Angled Castor
(Ariadne
ariadne) | Open
Woodland |
| Common
Leopard
(Phalanta phalantha) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Lemon
Pansy
(Junonia lemonias) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Yellow
Pansy
(Junonia hierta) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Peacock
Pansy
(Junonia almana) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Chocolate
Pansy
(Precis iphita) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood |
| Blue
Pansy
(Junonia orithya) | Open
Woodland Part NearWater |
| Grey
Pansy
(Junonia atlites) | Marshy
Grassland |
| Danaid
Eggfly
(Hylpolimnas missipus) | Open
Woodland/Weed Grass |
| Blue
Oakleaf
(Kallima horsfieldi) | Dense
Forest |
| Common
Sailor
(Neptis hylas) | Weed
Grassland/Open wood |
| Baronet
(Synphaedra nais) | Weed
Grassland/Open Wood
Dense wood |
| Tawny
Costor
(Acraea terpsicore) | Weed
Grassland/ Open Wood/Dense Woodland |
| Skippers
| Indian Grass Demon
(Udaspes
folus) | Weed Grassland |
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