Checklist of Zoological/animal fauna found within the Katwa College premise
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Type |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Appearance |
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Mammals |
Modern Human |
Homo sapiens |
Very Large |
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Bengal sacred langur |
Semnopithecus entellus |
Moderate |
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Domestic Dog |
Canis familiaris |
Large |
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Domestic Cat |
Felis catus |
Few |
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Goat |
Capra hircus |
Large |
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Asian palm civet |
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus |
Rare |
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Small Indian Mongoose |
Urva auropunctata |
Rare |
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Indian Palm Squirrel |
Fanambulus palmarum |
Few |
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Bengal Rat |
Bandicota bengalensis |
Few |
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House Mouse |
Mus musculus |
Few |
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Reptiles |
Oriental Garden Lizard |
Calotes versicolor |
Few |
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House Gecko |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
Large |
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Indian Monitor |
Varanus bengalensis |
Rare |
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Indian Cobra |
Naja naja |
Rare |
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Indian Rat Snake |
Ptyas mucosa |
Rare |
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Asiatic Water Snake |
Fowlea piscator |
Rare |
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Common Wolf Snake |
Lycodon capucinus |
Rare |
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Amphibians |
Asian Common Toad |
Duttaphrynus melanostictus |
Large |
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Birds |
Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
Large |
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Chestnut tailed starling |
Sturnia malabarica |
Few |
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Jungle Babbler |
Argya striata |
Few |
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Indian Pied Myna |
Gracupica contra |
Few |
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Red Vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
Few |
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Red Whiskered Bulbul |
Pycnonotus jocosus |
Few |
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Laughing Dove |
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Few |
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Common Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Large |
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Black Kite |
Milvus migranus |
Rare |
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Purple Sunbird |
Cinnyris asiaticus |
Rare |
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Purple Rumped Sunbird |
Leptocoma zeylonica |
Rare |
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Coppersmith Barbet |
Psilopogon haemacephalus |
Rare |
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Blue-Throated Barbet |
Psilopogon asiaticus |
Few |
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Indian Silverbill |
Euodice malabarica |
Rare |
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Great tit |
Parus major |
Rare |
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Black Drongo |
Dicrurus macrocecus |
Few |
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Rufous treepie |
Dendrocitta vagabunda |
Rare |
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Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Large |
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Falvous Breasted Woodpecker |
Dedrocopos maceti |
Rare |
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House Swift |
Apus nipalensis |
Large |
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Asian Koel |
Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Few |
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Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
Rare |
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Indian Robin |
Copsychus fulicatus |
Rare |
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House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
Few |
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Black-Hooded Oriole |
Oriolus xanthornus |
Rare |
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Molluscs |
Giant African Snail |
Achatina fulica |
Few |
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Arthropoda |
Mosquito |
Aedes aegypti |
Rare |
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Anopheles sp. |
Rare |
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Culex sp. |
Large |
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Millipedes |
Julus sp. |
Few |
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Centipedes |
Scolopendra sp. |
Rare |
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Butterflies |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Dragon Flies |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Damsel Flies |
Unable to Identify |
Few |
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Honey Bee |
Apis sp. |
Few |
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Cockroach |
Periplaneta sp. |
Large |
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Indian Yellow Paper Wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
Few |
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Moths |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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House Fly |
Musca domestica |
Few |
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Firefly |
Unable to Identify |
Few |
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Fruit fly |
Drosophila melanogaster |
Few |
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Beetles |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Termite |
Unable to Identify |
Rare |
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Grasshopper |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Spider |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Ants |
Unable to Identify |
Large |
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Cricket |
Unable to Identify |
Few |
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Annelida |
Earthworm |
Pheretima sp. |
Large |