Sacred Groves: Myths, Beliefs, and Biodiversity Conservation—A Case Study from Western Himalaya, India

Table 10

List of birds and reptiles (with IUCN conservation status) found in Tungnath SG.

Scientific name	Common name	Family	IUCN status
Birds
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe eagle	Accipitridae	Endangered
Gypaetus barbatus	Bearded vulture	Accipitridae	Near threatened
Lophophorus impejanus	Himalayan monal	Phasianidae	Least concern
Megalaima viridis	White-cheeked barbet	Megalaimidae	Least concern
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	Megalaimidae	Least concern
Pucrasia macrolopha	Koklass	Phasianidae	Least concern
Tragopan melanocephalus	Western tragopan	Phasianidae	Vulnerable
Zoothera monticola	Greater long-billed thrush	Turdidae	Least concern
Reptiles
Calotes versicolor	Indian garden lizard	Agamidae	Not evaluated
Hemidactylus brookii	Spotted Indian gecko	Gekkonidae	Least concern
Naja naja	Spectacled cobra	Elapidae	Near threatened
Orthriophis hodgsoni	Himalayan trinket snake	Colubridae	Not evaluated
Scincella himalayanum	Himalayan ground skink	Scincidae	Least concern

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