Wildlife of Thailand
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The wildlife of Thailand
includes its flora
and fauna
and their natural habitats.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
includes its flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
and their natural habitats.
Fauna
Animals native to Thailand:- Acrochordus granulatusAcrochordus granulatusAcrochordus granulatus is a snake species found from India through Southeast Asia to the Solomon Islands. It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
- Agile GibbonAgile GibbonThe agile gibbon , also known as the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family, a group also collectively referred to as the "lesser apes"...
- Ahaetulla nasutaAhaetulla nasutaThe Green vine snake , is a slender green tree snake found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.-Description:...
- Amphiesma stolatumAmphiesma stolatumThe buff striped keelback is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake found across Asia. It is a typically nonaggressive snake that feeds on frogs and toads. It belongs to the subfamily Natricinae, and is closely related to water snakes and grass snakes. It pretty much resembles an Asian version of...
- Asian ElephantAsian ElephantThe Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
- Asian Golden Cat
- Asian Palm Civet
- Asian arowanaAsian arowanaThe Asian arowana comprises several varieties of freshwater fish in the genus Scleropages. Some sources differentiate these varieties into multiple species, while others consider the different strains to belong to a single species, Scleropages formosus...
- Asiatic Black BearAsiatic Black BearThe Asian black bear , also known as the moon bear or white-chested bear is a medium-sized species of bear, largely adapted for arboreal life, which occurs through much of southern Asia, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian far east and Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan...
- Banded LinsangBanded LinsangThe Banded Linsang is a linsang of the Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and western Java.-Description:The Banded Linsang is around 74 cm long including the tail. It is a pale yellow with 5 dark bands. It has broad stripes on its neck and its tail consists of several dark bands with a dark tip...
- Banded Palm CivetBanded Palm CivetThe banded palm civet is a civet found in the tall forests of Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Though it lives in the forests, it spends much of its time on the ground....
- BantengBantengThe banteng , also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These animals are used as working animals and for their meat...
- Batagur baskaBatagur baskaThe northern river terrapin , also called giant river turtle or mangrove terrapin is a species of riverine turtle. It is one of the most critically endangered turtle species according to a 2003 assessment by the IUCN...
- Bengal monitorBengal monitorThe Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and grows to about 175 cm from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail...
- Bhutanitis lidderdaliiBhutanitis lidderdaliiThe Bhutan Glory, Bhutanitis lidderdalii, is a species of swallowtail butterfly , which is found in Bhutan, parts of northeastern India and of Southeast Asia. A spectacular insect much sought after by collectors, the species epithet is after Dr R. Lidderdale, from whose collection the butterfly was...
- BinturongBinturongThe Binturong , also known as the Asian Bearcat, the Palawan Bearcat, or simply the Bearcat, is a species of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and genets. It is the only member of its genus...
- Black-striped WeaselBlack-striped WeaselThe Back-striped Weasel is one of the most enigmatic mammals in the north-east Oriental region, even though it occurs from Nepal east through north east India, Myanmar and southern China to Vietnam, and south to central Laos at altitudes from 1000m to 2500m.It is distinguished from all other...
- Blackline rasboraBlackline rasboraThe blackline rasbora, Rasbora borapetensis, is a fish of the family Cyprinidae found in Asia in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong basins, and also the northern Malay Peninsula...
- Blood python
- Boiga cyaneaBoiga cyaneaThe green cat snake, Boiga cyanea, is a species of nocturnal snake found in India , Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand , Myanmar , West Malaysia The green cat snake, Boiga cyanea, is a species of nocturnal snake found in India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh[ (Chessa, Van Vihar - Papum...
- Boiga dendrophilaBoiga dendrophilaThe gold-ringed cat snake or mangrove snake is a species of rear-fanged colubrid. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, averaging 6-8 feet in length...
- Boiga drapieziiBoiga drapieziiThe white-spotted cat snake is a long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range. The epithet is in honor of the Belgian naturalist Drapiez.-Description:...
- Boiga jaspideaBoiga jaspideaThe jasper cat snake is a small and slender species of rear-fanged colubrid that is uncommon throughout its range.-Description:...
- Boiga multomaculataBoiga multomaculataThe many-spotted cat snake, Boiga multomaculata, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid.-Description:Dorsally it is gray-brown with two alternating series of round dark brown spots and two other series of smaller spots lower on the sides. On the head it has two blackish bands which diverge...
- Boiga nigricepsBoiga nigricepsThe black-headed cat snake gets its name from the greenish to blackish colouration of its head. Neonates and juveniles do not exhibit this dark colour on the head until adulthood. The body colour ranges from brown to orange and red to black. The ventrals are yellowish below the neck and white for...
- Brahminy Blind Snake
- Bufo asperBufo asperThe Asian Giant Toad , sometimes referred to as the River Toad, is a large toad native to southeast Asia.- Description :Bufo asper is generally a dark grey, green, black or brown in color, and is heavily covered in tubercles...
- Bumblebee BatBumblebee BatKitti's Hog-nosed Bat , also known as the bumblebee bat, is a vulnerable species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand and southeast Burma, where it occupies limestone caves along rivers.Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat is the smallest species of bat...
- Burmese PythonBurmese PythonThe Burmese Python is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and subtropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees...
- Calotes emmaCalotes emmaEmma Gray's Forest Lizard , also known as the Forest Crested Lizard, is an agamid lizard found in South China , India , Burma , Thailand , Laos, Vietnam , Malaysia and Cambodia.-Description:From C. A. L...
- Cantoria violaceaCantoria violaceaCantoria violacea, commonly known as Cantor's Water Snake, is a species of snake found in tropical Asia.-Description:Frontal a little longer than broad, shorter than its distance from the end o£ the snout or than the parietals; eye between four shields, a preocular, a supraocular, a postocular, and...
- Cerberus rynchopsCerberus rynchopsNew Guinea bockadam or Dog-faced Water Snake Cerberus rynchops is a species of a Colubrid snake found in coastal waters of Asia and Australia....
- Channa luciusChanna luciusThe forest snakehead, Channa lucius, is a species of snakehead, a fish of the Channidae family. It lives in forest streams and can reach 40 cm in length. Its range includes most of South-east Asia and parts of southern China...
- Channa striataChanna striataThe snakehead murrel, Channa striata, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, striped snakehead, haloan, aruan, haruan and dalag...
- Chinese water dragonChinese Water DragonChinese Water Dragons are also known as Asian Water Dragons, Thai Water Dragons, and Green Water Dragons. A related species, P...
- Chrysopelea ornataChrysopelea ornataChrysopelea ornata is a colubrid snake found in South and Southeast Asia. It is, along with the other species in its genus Chrysopelea, very unusual in that it is capable of a type of gliding flight. It is also rear-fanged. Currently, three subspecies are recognized, including the typical form...
- Chubby frogChubby frogThe Asian Painted Frog is also known as the Chubby Frog , Banded Bull Frog, Rice Frog, or Bubble Frog. These frogs belonging to the narrow-mouthed frog family have round bodies with mahogany brown backs and cream stomachs. The distinctive stripes down the side can range from copper-brown to salmon...
- CicadaCicadaA cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha , in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many of them remain unclassified...
- Climbing gouramiClimbing gouramiThe Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. As labyrinth fishes, they possess a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows them to breathe atmospheric oxygen...
- Clouded LeopardClouded LeopardThe clouded leopard is a felid found from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China, and has been classified as vulnerable in 2008 by IUCN...
- Cnemaspis kandianaCnemaspis kandianaKandy Day Gecko, Kandy Rock Gecko Cnemaspis kandiana is a species of diurnal gecko found in Sri Lanka, southern India, Andaman Islands, Indonesia , and southern Thailand.-Description:...
- ColugoColugoColugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in South-east Asia. There are just two extant species, which make up the entire family Cynocephalidae and order Dermoptera. They are the most capable of all gliding mammals, using flaps of extra skin between their legs to glide from higher to lower...
- Common TreeshrewCommon TreeshrewThe Common Treeshrew is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. It has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it remains common and displays some adaptability to ongoing habitat loss.- Description :The common treeshrew is one of the...
- Common dolphinCommon dolphinThe common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus.Prior to the mid-1990s, most taxonomists only recognised one species in this genus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis...
- Crab-eating MongooseCrab-eating MongooseThe Crab-eating Mongoose is a species of mongoose found in northwestern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, and through southeast Asia, including the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Laos and Thailand....
- Croaking gouramiCroaking gouramiThe croaking gourami, Trichopsis vittata, is a species of small freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family. They are native to still waters in Southeast Asia and are distributed worldwide via the aquarium trade...
- Cuora amboinensisCuora amboinensisThe Amboina box turtle , or southeast Asian box turtle is a species of Asian box turtle.It is found in the Nicobar Islands, eastern India , Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, central and southern Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines , Indonesia The Amboina box turtle (Cuora...
- Cuvier's Beaked WhaleCuvier's Beaked WhaleCuvier's beaked whale is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. It is the only member of the genus Ziphius. Another common name for the species is goose-beaked whale because its head is said to be shaped like the beak of a goose. Georges Cuvier first described it in 1823 from part...
- Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
- Devario laoensisDevario laoensisDevario laoensis is a species of danionin....
- DholeDholeThe dhole is a species of canid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only extant member of the genus Cuon, which differs from Canis by the reduced number of molars and greater number of teats...
- Dinodon septentrionalisDinodon septentrionalisWhite-banded Wolf Snake, or Northern Large-toothed Snake, or Dinodon septentrionalis , is a species of snake.-Description:Snout moderately...
- Dixonius siamensisDixonius siamensisSiamese Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius siamensis is a species of gecko found in South Asia. This is the type species of the genus Dixonius, named after James R. Dixon from Texas A&M University.-Distribution:...
- Draco blanfordiiDraco blanfordiiDraco blanfordii is an agamid "flying" lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree found in China , E Thailand, W Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh....
- Draco maculatusDraco maculatusDraco maculatus is an agamid flying lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree found in parts of Southeast Asia. It is commonly named the Spotted Flying Dragon.-Description:...
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- Dwarf Sperm WhaleDwarf Sperm WhaleThe Dwarf Sperm Whale is one of three species in the sperm whale family. They are not often sighted at sea. As such, most information is a result of the study of stranded carcasses.-Taxonomy:...
- Dwarf gouramiDwarf gouramiThe dwarf gourami, Trichogaster lalius , has an almost translucent blue color, with vertical red to dark orange stripes. In its native range it is dried for food, and it is also kept as an aquarium fish. It has become highly popular for aquaria.Dwarf gouramis from Singapore may carry dwarf gourami...
- Elaphe porphyraceaElaphe porphyraceaOreocryptophis porphyracea is a rat snake species, commonly called the black-banded trinket snake, red bamboo snake or red mountain racer, found in mid to upper-level elevations of forested hills in Asia, ranging from evergreen tropical to dry seasonal forests depending on the subspecies and...
- Enhydris enhydrisEnhydris enhydrisThe Rainbow Water Snake, Enhydris enhydris, is a species of snake.-Distribution:SE China, Indonesia ;, Bangladesh; Cambodia; C/E India; Laos;...
- European OtterEuropean OtterThe European Otter , also known as the Eurasian otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter and Old World otter, is a European and Asian member of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otters....
- False Killer WhaleFalse Killer WhaleThe False Killer Whale is a cetacean, and the third largest member of the oceanic dolphin family . It lives in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. As its name implies, the False Killer Whale shares characteristics, such as appearance, with the more widely known Orca...
- False gharialFalse gharialThe false gharial , also known as the Malayan gharial, false gavial, or Tomistoma is a freshwater crocodile of the Crocodylidae family with a very thin and elongated snout...
- Fea's muntjacFea's muntjacThe Fea's Muntjac or Tenasserim muntjac is a rare species of muntjac native to People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam...
- Fejervarya limnocharisFejervarya limnocharisThe Cricket Frog is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia. Molecular studies of the species complex suggest that there may be multiple species involved.-Description:...
- Finless PorpoiseFinless PorpoiseThe finless porpoise is one of six porpoise species. In the waters around Japan, at the northern end of its range, it is known as the sunameri . A freshwater population found in the Yangtze River in China is known locally as the jiangzhu or "river pig". There is a degree of taxonomic uncertainty...
- Fire Bar DanioFire Bar DanioFire bar danio, Devario maetaengensis:* Maximum length: 2 inches* Colors: Brown, yellow, green, red* Temperature preference: Unknown* pH preference: 6 to 7* Hardness preference: Soft to medium...
- Fishing CatFishing CatThe Fishing Cat is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the fishing cat as endangered since they are concentrated primarily in wetland habitats, which are increasingly being settled, degraded and converted...
- Flat-headed CatFlat-headed CatThe Flat-headed Cat is a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra. Since 2008, it has been listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to destruction of wetlands in their habitat...
- Fordonia leucobaliaFordonia leucobaliaThe aquatic snake Fordonia leucobalia is known by the common names crab-eating water snake and white-bellied mangrove snake. It is a common resident of mangrove swamps and tropical tidal wetlands from Southeast Asia to the coasts of Northern Australia.Individual F. leucobalia reach up to a meter in...
- Fraser's DolphinFraser's DolphinFraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.-Taxonomy:...
- Gekko smithiiGekko smithiiSmith's Green-eyed Gecko or Large Forest Gecko is a species of gecko found in Asia.-Description:One of the biggest geckos...
- Gerarda prevostiana
- Giant Asian Pond TurtleGiant Asian Pond TurtleThe giant Asian pond turtle inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand....
- Giant barbGiant BarbThe giant barb or Siamese giant carp, Catlocarpio siamensis , is the largest species of carp in the world. These migratory fish are found only in the Mae Klong, Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins...
- Giant freshwater stingray
- Giant gouramiGiant gouramiThe Giant Gourami is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the sub-family Osphroneminae in the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Trichogaster fasciatus, and the three...
- Ginkgo-toothed Beaked WhaleGinkgo-toothed Beaked WhaleThe ginkgo-toothed beaked whale is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth...
- Golden JackalGolden JackalThe golden jackal , also known as the common jackal, Asiatic jackal, thos or gold-wolf is a Canid of the genus Canis indigenous to north and northeastern Africa, southeastern and central Europe , Asia Minor, the Middle East and southeast Asia...
- Gonyosoma oxycephalumGonyosoma oxycephalumThe Red-tailed Green Ratsnake is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It is a thin snake with powerful and rough scales on its belly, ideal for climbing and moving in trees...
- Gray GoralGray GoralThe Himalayan Goral , also known as the Gray Goral, is a small, rough-haired, cylindrical-horned ruminant native to the Himalayas. In the past, it was also known as Urotragus goral. The IUCN classifies the Himalayan Goral as "Near Threatened".-Appearance:The Himalayan Goral is typically 95-130 cm ...
- Green sea turtleGreen Sea TurtleThe Green sea turtle or green turtle is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
- Hairy-nosed OtterHairy-nosed OtterThe Hairy-nosed Otter is one of the rarest otter species on earth. Until 1998, it was thought to have been extinct. However, since then small populations have been discovered.-Measurements:Weight: Head-body length: Tail length:...
- Harlequin rasboraHarlequin rasboraThe Harlequin Rasbora a small fish belonging to the Family Cyprinidae, subfamily Rasborinae, which was originally given the scientific name of Rasbora heteromorpha...
- Hawksbill turtleHawksbill turtleThe hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. E. imbricata imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while E...
- Hemidactylus brookiiHemidactylus brookiiBrook's House Gecko Hemidactylus brookii is a widespread species of gecko.-Description:Snout somewhat longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, nearly twice the diameter of the orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening small, oval, vertical, about one third the diameter of the eye;...
- Hemidactylus garnotiiHemidactylus garnotiiIndo-Pacific Gecko, Garnot's House Gecko or Fox Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii is a species of gecko found in India, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Australia, and throughout Polynesia. Adults are about 4 to 5 inches long, seen as dark gray or brown with light markings in daylight and a pale,...
- Himantura kittipongHimantura kittipongThe roughback whipray is a rare species of freshwater stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found over sandy bottoms in the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya Rivers of Thailand. Growing no more than across, this small ray has an oval pectoral fin disc and a whip-like tail without fin folds. It closely...
- Hog BadgerHog BadgerThe hog badger is a terrestrial species of the mustelid family. It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is , the tail measures and the body weight is...
- Hog deerHog DeerThe Hog Deer is a small deer whose habitat ranges from Pakistan, through northern India, to mainland southeast Asia...
- Homalopsis buccataHomalopsis buccataPuff-faced Water Snake or Masked Water Snake is a species of snake found in Asia.-Description:Inter nasals smaller than prefrontals; frontal often broken up into small shields, a little broader or sometimes narrower than the supraocular; parietals short; loreal present, sometimes divided; one or...
- House GeckoHouse GeckoThe Common House Gecko, scientific name Hemidactylus frenatus, is a native of southeastern Asia. It is also known as the Pacific house gecko, the Asian house gecko, or simply, the house lizard. They can be seen climbing walls of houses and other buildings in search of insects attracted to porch...
- Humpback dolphinHumpback dolphinHumpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa. These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the back of adult members of the species...
- Hydrophis klossiHydrophis klossiKloss' Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi is a species of sea snake.-Etymology and taxonomic history:The snake is named after Cecil Boden Kloss , director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore from 1923 to 1932.-Bibliography:...
- Hydrophis spiralisHydrophis spiralisYellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis is a species of sea snake.-Anatomy:This is perhaps the longest species of seasnake .Diagnostic Characters- Scales on thickest part of body with rounded or pointed tips, imbricate; 6-7 maxillary teeth behind fangs; normally 1 anterior temporal; 6-8 upper labials;...
- Indian MuntjacIndian MuntjacThe Common Muntjac , also called the Red Muntjac, Indian Muntjac or Barking deer is the most numerous muntjac deer species. It has soft, short, brownish or greyish hair, sometimes with creamy markings. This species is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, shoots, seeds, birds' eggs as well as small...
- Indian PythonIndian PythonPython molurus is a large nonvenomous python species found in many tropic and subtropic areas of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is known by the common names Indian python, black-tailed python, and Indian rock python. Two subspecies are currently recognized: the nominate subspecies and the Burmese...
- Indochinese TigerIndochinese TigerThe Indochinese tiger or Corbett's tiger is a subspecies of tiger found in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam and formerly in China. Tigers in peninsular Malaysia, formerly classified as Indochinese, have recently been reclassified as a separate subspecies, Malayan tiger Panthera tigris...
- Indotestudo elongataIndotestudo elongataElongated Tortoise is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.-Description:Shell considerably depressed, more than twice as long as deep, with flat vertebral region; anterior and posterior margins slightly reverted, strongly serrated in young, feebly in old specimens;...
- Irrawaddy DolphinIrrawaddy dolphinThe Irrawaddy dolphin is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.-Etymology and taxonomic history:...
- Javan RhinocerosJavan RhinocerosThe Javan Rhinoceros or Lesser One-horned Rhinoceros is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses...
- Jungle CatJungle CatThe jungle cat is a medium-sized cat and considered the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis. The species is also called the swamp lynx but is not closely related to the lynxes....
- King CobraKing CobraThe king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.6 m . This species, which preys chiefly on other snakes, is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia...
- Kissing gouramiKissing gouramiKissing gouramis, also known as kissing fish or kissers , are large tropical freshwater fish comprising the monotypic labyrinth fish family Helostomatidae . These fish originate from Thailand to Indonesia. They can befood fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia...
- KoupreyKoupreyA kouprey , is a wild, forest-dwelling ox found mainly in northern Cambodia, but also believed to exist in southern Laos, western Vietnam, and eastern Thailand. It was discovered in 1937.Koupreys are very large ungulates, and can approach similar sizes to the wild Asian water buffalo...
- Lar GibbonLar GibbonThe lar gibbon , also known as the white-handed gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often seen in zoos.-Range:...
- Large Indian CivetLarge Indian CivetThe Large Indian Civet is a member of the Viverrid family native to Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as Near Threatened, mainly because of the known heavy trade as wild meat.- Characteristics :...
- Large-spotted CivetLarge-spotted CivetThe Large-spotted Civet is a species of civet. It is found in Asia. The rare Malabar large-spotted civet is usually considered a subspecies....
- Leatherback Sea TurtleLeatherback Sea TurtleThe leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its...
- LeopardLeopardThe leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
- Leopard CatLeopard CatThe leopard cat is a small wild cat of South and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it is widely distributed but threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range...
- Leptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithi is a species of toad found in South Asia. Leptobrachium smithi inhabits lowland forests and also slightly disturbed areas. They are usually found on the ground, on jungle trails and road cuts. In Peninsular Malaysia, this species has only been found in Pulau Langkawi.-External...
- Lesser False Vampire BatLesser False Vampire BatThe Lesser False Vampire Bat, Megaderma spasma, is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous....
- Lycodon aulicusLycodon aulicusThe Indian wolf snake is a species of nonvenomous snake found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Early naturalists have suggested its resemblance to the venomous common krait as an instance of Batesian mimicry.-Description:...
- Lycodon fasciatusLycodon fasciatusThe banded wolf snake, Lycodon fasciatus, is a species of colubrid snake.-Distribution:It is found in India , Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Tibet, SW China...
- Malayan TapirMalayan TapirThe Malayan Tapir , also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat...
- Malayan TigerMalayan TigerThe Malayan tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula and has been classified as endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population was estimated at 493 to 1,480 adult individuals in 2003; none of the three subpopulations likely harbors more than 250...
- Manouria emysManouria emysAsian forest tortoise , also known as Asian brown tortoise, is a species of tortoise found in India , Bangladesh, Burma , Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia .-Description:...
- Marbled CatMarbled CatThe Marbled Cat is a small wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN as it occurs at low densities, and its total effective population size is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with no single population numbering more than...
- Masked Palm CivetMasked Palm CivetThe Masked Palm Civet or Gem-faced Civet is a civet species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and classified by IUCN in 2008 as Least Concern as it occurs in many protected areas, is tolerant to some degree of habitat modification, and widely distributed with presumed large...
- Melon-headed WhaleMelon-headed WhaleThe melon-headed whale is a cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It is closely related to the pygmy killer whale and pilot whale, and collectively these dolphin species are known by the common name blackfish. It is also related to the false killer whale...
- Microhyla berdmoreiMicrohyla berdmoreiMicrohyla berdmorei is a species of Microhylidaen/arrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia.-External links:*...
- Microhyla ornataMicrohyla ornataThe Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of microhylid frog found in South Asia. This amphibian is widely distributed in peninsular India....
- Microhyla pulchraMicrohyla pulchraMicrohyla pulchra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia....
- Naja kaouthiaNaja kaouthiaThe monocled cobra is a cobra species, which is widespread across central and southern Asia. It has been assessed as Least Concern by IUCN owing to its large distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, including anthropogenically altered environments, and its reported abundance...
- NeofelisNeofelisThe genus Neofelis comprises two species, the Clouded Leopard and the Sunda Clouded Leopard , which are classified as vulnerable by IUCN. Both species are listed on CITES Appendix I.- Characteristics :...
- Northern TreeshrewNorthern TreeshrewThe Northern Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew found in Southeast Asia.It was chosen as one of the 16 mammals to have their genomes sequenced by the Broad Institute, and a low coverage assembly of genome was released by the Broad Institute in June 2006. The genome will be useful in comparisons...
- Oligodon cinereusOligodon cinereusGünther's Kukri Snake or Ashy Kukri Snake Oligodon cinereus is a species of snake.-Description:Nasal divided; portion of rostral seen from above as long as its distance from tho frontal or a little shorter; suture between the internasals usually shorter than that between the prefrontals: frontal as...
- Oligodon cyclurusOligodon cyclurusCantor's Kukri Snake Oligodon cyclurus is a species of snake found in Asia.-Distribution:India , Myanmar , Thailand , Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China dorsolateralis: Thailand, Myanmar , India -References:...
- Oligodon dorsalisOligodon dorsalisGray's Kukri Snake or Bengalese Kukri Snake Oligodon dorsalis is a common Indian species of snake.Distribution:India , Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar , Thailand.-References:...
- Oriental Small-clawed OtterOriental Small-clawed OtterThe oriental small-clawed otter , also known as Asian small-clawed otter, is the smallest otter species in the world, weighing less than 5 kg. It lives in mangrove swamps and freshwater wetlands of Bangladesh, Burma, India, southern China, Taiwan, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines,...
- Otter CivetOtter CivetThe Otter Civet, Cynogale bennettii, is a semi-aquatic civet found in forests, primarily lowland, near rivers and swampy areas of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. An additional population, only known from single specimen, occurs in northern Vietnam...
- Pantropical Spotted DolphinPantropical Spotted DolphinThe Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines...
- Parantica agleaParantica agleaThe Glassy Tiger is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:...
- Parantica melaneusParantica melaneusThe Chocolate Tiger is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:...
- Papilio clytia
- Papilio paradoxus
- Pearl gouramiPearl gouramiTrichopodus leerii, the pearl gourami or lace gourami, sometimes also known as the "leerii" and formally Trichogaster leerii, is a tropical labyrinth fish that is often kept in aquaria.-Distribution and habitat:...
- Pelochelys cantorii
- Penang bettaPenang bettaThe Giant Betta Betta pugnax, is a species of freshwater spiked rayed fish in the gourami family of order Perciformes. It is native to and common in swiftly flowing forest streams of the Malay Peninsula, Cambodia, Thailand, Borneo, and Sumatra, having originally been described from a population...
- Pentazona barb
- Pileated Gibbon
- Pilot whale
- Psammophis condanarus
- Pteropus
- Ptychozoon kuhli
- Ptychozoon lionotum
- Puntius partipentazona
- Pygmy Killer Whale
- Pygmy Sperm Whale
- Pygmy gourami
- Pyxidea mouhotii
- Red-tailed black shark
- Reticulated Python
- Rice-field rat
- Rough-toothed Dolphin
- Saltwater Crocodile
- Sambar Deer
- Scaphiophryne gottlebei
- Schomburgk's Deer
- Short-tailed Gymnure
- Siamang
- Siamese CrocodileSiamese CrocodileSiamese crocodile is a freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia , Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam...
which is Critically EndangeredCritically EndangeredCritically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations....
and on the IUCN Redlist - Siamese algae eater
- Siamese fighting fish
- Siberian Weasel
- Silvery Lutung
- Sixband barb
- Small Asian Mongoose
- Small Indian Civet
- Small-toothed Palm Civet
- Spinner Dolphin
- Spiny Turtle
- Spotted Linsang
- Spotted barb
- Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
- Striped Dolphin
- Sumatran Rhinoceros
- Sun Bear
- sun dungiaks
- Sunda Pangolin
- Takydromus sexlineatus
- Three spot gourami
- Tiger
- Tirumala limniace
- Tirumala septentrionis
- Tokay geckoTokay geckoThe Tokay Gecko is a nocturnal arboreal gecko, ranging from northeast India and Bangladesh, throughout Southeast Asia, Philippines to Indonesia and western New Guinea. Its native habitat is rainforest trees and cliffs, and it also frequently adapts to rural human habitations, roaming walls and...
- Trimeresurus gramineus
- Trimeresurus popeorum
- Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
- Trimeresurus stejnegeri
- Tropidolaemus wagleri
- Walking catfish
- Water buffalo
- Water monitor
Flora
- Garden AngelicaGarden AngelicaAngelica archangelica, commonly known as Garden Angelica, Holy Ghost, Wild Celery, and Norwegian angelica, is a biennial plant from the Apiaceae family Apiaceae family, formerly known as Umbelleferae...
- Luculia gratissimaLuculia gratissimaLuculia gratissima is an ornamental plant in the Rubiaceae family, which is native in Himalaya, Nepal to Assam, Tibet, Indo-China, Yunnan.-External links:*** photo...
- Meconopsis villosaMeconopsis villosaMeconopsis villosa is an ornamental poppy, which is native of Nepal.-References:...
- Persicaria affinisPersicaria affinisPersicaria affinis is an ornamental plant of Persicaria genus in Polygonaceae family.-External links:*...
- Ruellia capitataRuellia capitataRuellia capitata is a plant native to Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, China, and Nepal...