1. BIOGEOGRAPHICAL
CLASSIFICATION OF
INDIA
INDIA IS RICH IN BIODIVERSITY AND
OCCUPIES TENTH POSITION IN THE WORLD.
THE POSITION OF INDIA ON THE EARTH IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIED CLIMATE
AND VARIETY IN TOPOGRAPHY FAVOURING
THE ORIGIN OF A LARGE VARIETY OF
ORGANISMS (BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS).
2. INDIA EXTENDS BETWEEN 804’N AND 3706’N
LATITUDES AND BETWEEN 6807’EAND 9702’E
LONGITUDES.
THE 230N,WHICH IS THE TROPIC OF
CANCER,RUNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE INDIAN LANDSCAPE IS OF SEVERAL
TYPES.
THERE ARE HIGH MOUNTAINS,DESERTS
PLATEAUS,PLAINS AND LOW LYING LANDS.
3.
4.
5. S.NO BIOGEOGRAPHICAL PROVINCE FLORA FAUNA
ZONE
1. TRANS- EXTENSION PINE, YAK,
HIMALAYAN OF TIBETAN DEODAR SNOW
PLATEAU LEOPARD
INCLUDING
COLD
DESERT
LADAKH
2. HIMALAYAS NORTHERN PINE, STAG,
BOUNDARY SAL MUSKDEER
N-E--ASSAM
N-W--
KASHMIR
3. DESERT KUTCH, ACACIA, CAMEL,
THAR, DATEPALM SNAKE
LADAKH
6. 4. SEMI-ARID ZONE DATEPALM, GIR LION,
BETWEEN PEEPAL SARISKA
DESERT TIGER
AND
DECCAN
PLATEAU
5. WESTERN MALABAR PEEPAL, FROG,
GHATS COAST BAHERA LIZARDS,
WESTERN SNAKES
COAST
MOUNTAINS
6. DECCAN TRIANGULAR ACACIA, CHEETAH,
PLATEAU PLATEAU CASTOR WILD
LARGEST ELEPHANT
ZONE
7. PLAINS DUE TO MANGO, RHINOCEROS,
GANGA MANGROVES ALLIGATOR
7. GANGETIC RIVER
PLAINS
SUNDERBAN
DELTAS
NONHIMALAYAN BAMBOO, DEER,
PLAINS JACKFRUIT PORCUPINE
8. NORTHEAST BRAHMAPUTRA
PLAINS
VALLEY
ANDAMAN AND BAHERA, DOLPHIN,
NICOBAR CARDAMOM MOLLUSCS
9. ISLANDS LAKSHWADWEEP
ISLANDS
WEST COAST COCONUT, MOLLUSCS,
EAST COAST CASHEW TURTLES
10. COASTS
