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    The document discusses endemic species, which exist only in one geographical region. It provides examples of endemic fauna in India like the Asiatic Lion and Lion-Tailed Macaque. It also discusses endemic flora unique to certain regions in India and factors affecting endemic species like habitat loss and pollution.

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    The document discusses endemic species, which exist only in one geographical region. It provides examples of endemic fauna in India like the Asiatic Lion and Lion-Tailed Macaque. It also discusses endemic flora unique to certain regions in India and factors affecting endemic species like habitat loss and pollution.

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    The document discusses endemic species, which exist only in one geographical region. It provides examples of endemic fauna in India like the Asiatic Lion and Lion-Tailed Macaque. It also discusses endemic flora unique to certain regions in India and factors affecting endemic species like habitat loss and pollution.

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    Endemic Species

    Endemic species are those plants and animals that


    exist only in one geographical region. Species can be
    endemic to large or small areas of the world .
    Example: The Hawaiian Islands in Australia,
    and the southern tip of Africa, as many of 90% of
    naturally occurring species are endemic.
    Examples of Endemic species
    of Fauna:

     Asiatic Lion
    It is also known as the Indian lions and is found
    in the Gir forest national park of Gujarat.

     Lion-Tailed Macaque
    It is India’s endemic and endangered primate
    species and also ranks among the rarest and
    most threatened monkeys, which is endemic to
    the Western Ghats of south India.

     Purple Frog
    It is found in the rainforest of the Western Ghats
    in India and spends most of its life underground.
    Endemic Species Flora:
     Sapria Himalayan
    It is a rare and interesting root parasite plant on
    the roots of plants of grape family and is
    endemic to northeastern India.
     Nepenthes Khasiana
    It is a carnivorous plant endemic to the Khasi
    Hills of Meghalaya. It is critically endangered
    also. This is a pitcher plant. This is believed to
    be the only species of pitcher plant found only in
    India.
    Factors Affecting Endemic Species:

    1.Habitat loss and fragmentation due to draining


    and filling of inland wetlands
    2.Pollution also plays an important role in
    affecting the species.

    Almost 60% of the endemic species in India are


    found in the Himalayas and the Western Ghats.
    Endemic species are mainly concentrated in the
    regions of North-East India, North-west Himalayas,
    Western Ghats, and Andaman and the Nicobar
    Islands.

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