Top 10 Distinguished Wildlife of River Chambal – Green River
The Chambal River is the one of the most cleanest river of India, A tributary of the Yamuna River and passes through Madhya Pradesh then running for a time through Rajasthan and join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.
Gharial ! Fish-eating Crocodile
Gharial is among the longest living crocodile of India, grow up to 3 to 6 m (9 ft 10 in to 19 ft 8 in) and well adapted to catching fish like Mahseer in the Indian rivers.
The Apex predator of Indian rivers evolved in the Indian subcontinent and inhabits rivers in the plains of the northern India.
Mugger Crocodile
Chambal Sanctuary is known for the population of Gharial but also home to healthy number of mugger crocodile.
Mugger crocodile native to freshwater habitats marshes, lakes and rivers of India and preys on fish, turtles and mammals.
Ganges River Dolphin
The Ganges river dolphin lives in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river systems of India and listed as Endangered
species with Ganges shark.
Ganges river dolphin recognized by the Government of India as National Aquatic Animal and official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati.
Bengal roof turtle
Bengal roof turtle or Red-crowned Roofed Turtle is a Critically Endangered species in India, found only in some portion of the Chambal River in National Chambal Sanctuary.
Indo-Gangetic softshell Turtle
Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) is another endangered species in India, One of the freshwater – Largest turtles found in India, native to waterways and rivers of the Indian subcontinent.
Bengal Monitor
Bengal Monitor lizard is native to Indian subcontinent, closely related to the clouded monitor and yellow monitors.
Yellow monitors and Bengal monitors along with Asian water monitor are Four species of Monitor Lizards found in India.
Smooth-coated Otter
Smooth-coated Otter is among the otters found in India, largest and vulnerable due to habitat loss, pollution of wetlands.
This freshwater otter species were also documented wetlands, seasonal swamps and mangroves.
Jungle Cat
Jungle Cat is another beautiful species of wild cat known to found in Chambal ravines. Sighting of Jungle Cat and Caracal around the Chambal ravines have been reported by the tourist
Caracal – One of India’s Rarest Wild Cats and known to be occurs only in Sariska, Ranthambhore and A caracal cat was photographed swimming in the river Chambal.
Indian Skimmer
Indian skimmer is a beautiful bird of Chambal river, known to be also found on the banks of the Mahanadi river in Cuttack.
The population mainly found within India and listed as Endangered bird from the National Chambal Sanctuary in India.
Indian River Tern
Indian river tern is another species of aquatic bird found in the riverine habitats of Chambal Sanctuary and is a resident breeder of India with more species of river tern like Black-bellied tern and whiskered tern.
The National Chambal Sanctuary is listed as an important bird area and home to at least 100 species of migratory and resident birds including Pallas’s fish eagle, Pallid harrier, Indian courser, brown boobook and snakebirds.
