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Fig. 8.9 Horseshoe crab
on the Sundarban mudflat
Table 8.12 Endangered species of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem
Scientific name of the endangered species Common name
Mammals
Felis viverrina
Fishing Cat
Panthera tigris tigris
Indian Tiger
Platanista gangatica
Gangetic dolphin
Orcaella brevirostris
Snub-nosed dolphin
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Little porpoise
Birds
Ardea goliath
Giant heron
Leptoptilos javanicus
Lesser adjutant
Haliacetus leucogastar
White bellied sea eagle
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
Reptiles
Crocodylus porosus
Saltwater or Estuarine crocodile
Lepidochelys olivacea
Olive Ridley turtle
Batagur baska
Batagur terrapin
Kachuga tacta tecta
Indian tent turtle
Lissemys punctate
Indian flap shelledturtle
Aspideretus gangeticus
Indian soft shelled turtle
Aspideretus burun
Peacock marked soft shelled turtle
Varanus bengalensis
Common Indian monitor
Varanus flavescens
Yellow monitor
Varanus salvator
Water monitor
Oython molurus bivittatus
Indian monitor
Ophiophagus hannah
King cobra
Source: Chaudhuri and Chaudhuri 1994 and Indian Wild Life Protection (Act) 1972
8 Mangroves: A Reservoir of Biodiversity