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T TEFAUNA ERIE 15 . .. . ' .. .. - --.. _.-', '" .. " , ....... , , 'It - .... . . . , -.' ". " I .-, {' .. "11* • .. ' ,~" -,.~' " ......... ~! f State l~alllla Series, 15 FAUNA OF MADHYA PRADESH (Including Chhattisgarh) (PART-I) Edited bv The Director, Zoological Survey (~lllldia, Kolkafa Zoological Survey of India Kolkata CITATION Editor-Director, 2007. Faulla of Madhya Pradesh (including Chhaftisgari1). State Faulla Series, 15 (Part-I), 1-564 (Published by the Director, Zool. SUI1'. India. Kolkata) Published : February, 2007 ISBN ·97&.81,,8171-136·6 Project Co-ordinator Dr. Kailash Chandra Scielltist-E Central Regiollal Stlltioll. Zoological Survey of India Jabalpur. 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STATE FAUNA SERIES FAUNA OF MADHYA PRADESH Part-l 2007 CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 1-6 Kailash Chandra 2. MAMMALS (MADHYA PRADESH) ..................................................................................... 7-48 D. K. Harshey and Kailash Chandra 3. MAMAMLS (CHHATTISGARH) ......................................................................................... -~()-77 J.P. Srivastnva and D. K. Harshey 4. REJYfILIA ............................................................................................................................. 79-111 S. Sur, N. C. Gayen and S. Raha 5. AMPHIBIA-MADHYA PRADESH ................................................................................... 113-134 P. K. Chandra and S. Ray 6. AMPHIBIA-CHHATTISGARH ......................................................................................... 135-146 P. K. Chandra and Sukumar Ray 7. FRESHWATER FISHES .................................................................................................... 147-244 H. S. Sharma 8. INSEClA : ODONATA ...................................................................................................... 245-272 s. K. Mishra 9. INSECTA: COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE ................ , ........................................... 273-300 Kailash Chandra and S. C·. Ahirwar 10. INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA: RHOPALOCERA (BUTTERFLIES) .............................. 301-345 R. K. Singh and M. L. Koshta 11. INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA: HETEROCERA (MOTHS) ............................................. 347-418 Kailash Chandra and D. K. Nema 12. ARANEAE : ARACHNIDA .............................................................................................. 419-540 U. A. Gajbe 13. ACARI : PLANT MITES .................................................................................................. 541-564 Y. N. Gupta Zool. Surv. I"dia Fauna of Mtldhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh). State Fauna Series, 15(Part-l) : 1-6, 2007 FAUNA OF MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH : AN OVERVIEW KAILASH CHANDRA Celltral Regiollal Station. Zoological Sun'ey of Illdia, Vijay NagaI; Jaba/pur Madhya Pradeslz INTRODUCTION longitudes 74° to 84° E, covering about 14.5% of the total area of India. The two states are land The state of Madhya Pradesh was created in locked and surrounded by seven states, viz., Bihar, 1956 by merging Mahakoshal and Chhattisgarh Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, parts of the former Central Province (CP), Berar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh, Madhya Bharat and Bhopal, thereby forming geographically the largest state The bulk of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in India. Some districts of Central Province and lies on the tableland of Central India that is bound Berar were transferred to Maharashtra and there by the Upper Gangetic plains in the north, the were some minor adjustments with Rajasthan, Godavari valley in the south, the plains of Gujarat Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Later on, in the year in the west and Orissa and Bihar in the east. 2000, a new state, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Vindhya, Satpura and Maika) hill ranges running Madhya Pradesh. Today, Madhya Pradesh with east to west and the Eastern Ghats ru.nning to the its capital in Bhopal and Chhattisgarh with its south traverse the two states. The elevation is capital in Raipur occupy the very heartland of largely 305 to 610 m. above msl. The highest India and together they form the unit of Central point is Dhoopgarh near Pachmarhi in India. The total area of these two states is 4,43,446 Hoshangabad district with an elevation of 1350 sq. km. lying between latitudes 21 ° to 25° Nand m. above msl. PROFILE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH s. No. Particulars Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (2001) (2001) 1. Area 3,08,000 sq. km. 1,35,000 sq. km. 2. Capital Bhopal Raipur 3. Population 4,85,66,000 (1991) 1,76,50,000 (6 crore, Present) 4. Population Density 158 per sq. km. 130 per sq. km. 5. Divisions 09 03 6. Districts 45 16 7. Tehsils 260 96 8. Blocks 313 146 9. Inhabited Villages 51,806 19,720 Fauna of Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarlz). State Fauna Series 15 s. No. Particulars Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (2001) (2001) 10. Literacy 44.67% 42.91% 11. Forests 95,221.13 sq. km. 59,285.27 sq. km. 12. Agricultural Land 20,26,598 hectares 58,04,540 hectares 13. Irrigation Area 53,66,400 hectares 11,60,700 hectares 14. Agricultural Production 191.66 Lakh Tons 60.53 Lakh Tons 15. Road Length 67,284.2 km. 33,272.1 km. 16. Electricity 2454 Megawatt 1360 Mega Watt 17. Universities 08 03 18. Revenue 3389.26 Crore 1082.75 Crore PHISIOGRAPHY region is also known as the Vindhyan plateau and lies to the north-east of the Bundelkhand plateau. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh can be The maximum elevation is 750 m. The area is divided into nine natural regions : drained by Ken, Sonar, Berma and Tons rivers. The Plateau of Malwa: It covers almost the The Plateau of Baghelkhand : This region entire western region of Madhya Pradesh. It is lies in the east with areas of the Chhota Nagpur formed by the Deccan trap rocks, starting north plateau projecting into the boundary of of the Narmada and extending up to the Chambal Chhattisgarh with Bihar. The area is heavily river in the north. It reaches Sagar in the east, forested and drained by Son, Renuka, Kanhar and where it divides the Ganga and Narmada valleys. Hasdeo rivers. The average height is 600 m, but The Vindhyas extend from Neemuch eastward to the highest elevation is about 1500 m. Sagar. The elevation ranges between 300-500 m. The Narmada. . Sone River Valley : This valley The plateau is drained by Chambal, Betwa and extends from the north-east to west with an Narmada rivers. average height of 300 m. It is bound by the The Plateau of Central India : This region Vindhya, Bhander and Kaimur hills in the north, covers the northern part of Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura and Maikal hills in the south and the the lower basin of Chambal river. It is formed by Baghelkhand highlands in the east. It is drained the Vindhyan rock groups with the Deccan trap in by the Narmada and Sone rivers. the south and the Bundelkhand genesis rocks in The Satpura and Maikal Region: This region the east. Its western boundary is formed by the lies to the south of the Narmada valley and Bundi and Karauli hills. The region is marked by contains Dhoopgarh, which has the highest deep ravines of Chambal, Kalisindh and Parwati elevation in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. rivers. The average hei~ht is however only 300 m. This The Plateau of Bundelkhand : This region region is drained by Tawa, Johila, Denwa, lies to the east of the Central India Plateau and is Banganga and Vardhan rivers. bound on the north-east by the Rewa-Panna The Chhattisgarh Plains : This region is plateau. The general topography is smooth and roughly fan-like and consists of the plains between undulating. It is drained by Betwa, Dhasan, Ken the Baghelkhand plateau and the Satpuras. It and Sindh rivers. stretches about 385 km east to west with a The Plateau of Rewa and Panna: This maximum north to south extent of 400 km. Rajasthan GUjarat Chhatt-sgarh Maharashtr,a Fauna ofM adhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh), State Fauna Series J5 PLATE .. 2 o C-----,- -GA MAD YA PRAD ISSA A DH p..,.. ..,. .. -=:.,a:.11"'11 CHANDRA: Fauna ofM adhya Pradesh and Chhattisgo.rh : An Overview PLATE .. 3 Tiger Pamhe,17Q tigris (Linnaeus) Leopard Pamhera pardus /usca (Meyer) Fauna of Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh), State Fauna Series 15· PLATE-4 Gaur 80S gauru.\' Rcwnt:i Smi1lh Blackbuck Antilope cerv,icapr-a ce,rvicapra (Linnaeus)