Animals & Reptiles on Stamps
ROYAL BENGAL
TIGER
(Panthera tigris)
(National
Animal of India)
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Issued in 1963 in preservation of wildlife series |
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Issued
in 1976 to mark Jim Corbett Centenary |
Issued
in 1983 to mark 10 years of Project Tiger |
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Sundarban National Biosphere Reserve
Issued
in 2000 wildlife definitive series |
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White
Tiger of Rewa issued in 1987 |
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Definitive issued in 1975 |
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ASIATIC LION (Panthera
leo)
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Issued in 1963 in preservation of wildlife series |
Issued
in 1976 wildlife series |
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Set of four stamps issued in 1999 on
Endangered Species: Asiatic Lion |
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INDIAN ELEPHANT (Elephas
maximus)
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Issued in 1963 in preservation of wildlife series |
Issued in 1986 to
mark 50 years of Corbett National Park |
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INDIAN
RHINOCEROS (Rhinocerus
unicornis)
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Issued in 1962 to mark Wildlife Week |
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GAUR
or Indian Bison
(Bos gaurus)
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Issued in 1963 in preservation of wildlife series |
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HIMALAYAN RED PANDA or Cat-Bear (Ailurus
fulgens)
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Issued in 1963 in preservation of wildlife series |
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SNOW LEOPARD
(Panthera
uncia)
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Issued in
1987 |
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CLOUDED LEOPARD
(Neofelis nebulosa-Griffith) |
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Issued
in 2005 in the series Flora & Fauna of North East India |
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LEOPARD CAT
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Issued
in 2000 wildlife definitive series |
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KASHMIR
STAG
or Hangul
(Cervus elaphus hanglu)
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Issued in 1982 to mark Wildlife Conservation |
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SANGAI DEER
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Flora and Fauna
of Manipur and Tripura issued in 2000 |
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CHITAL or
Spotted Deer
(Axis Axis)
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Definitive issued
in 1967 |
Definitive issued
in 1974 |
BLACK BUCK
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Issued
in 2000 wildlife definitive series |
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MARKHOR
(Capra falconeri)
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Himalayan Ecology set of four
issued in 1996 |
MISHMI TAKIN
(Budorcas taxicolor
Hodgson) |
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Issued in 2005
in the series Flora & Fauna of North East India |
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NILGIRI TAHR
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Issued
in 2000 wildlife definitive series |
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PRIMATES
Golden Langur
(
Presbbytis geei)
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Lion Tailed Macaque
(Macaca
silenus ) |
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Indian Primates set of two issued in 1983 |
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SLOW
LORIS
(
Nycticebus coucang)
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Flora and Fauna
of Manipur and Tripura issued in 2000 |
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INDIAN
BREEDS OF DOGS |
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Himalayan Sheep Dog
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Mudhol Hound
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Rajapalayam
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Rampur Hound
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Issued in 2005 |
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MARINE
MAMMALS
River Dolphin
(Platanista
gangetica)
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Sea Cow
or Dugong
(Dugong dugon) |
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Endangered Marine Mammals set of two issued in 1991 |
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CROCODILES
Gharial
(Gavialis
gangeticus) |
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Issued
in 1986 to mark 50 years of Corbett National Park |
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TURTLES, TORTOISES & TERRAPINS
Batagur Terrapin
(Batagur
Baska) |
Olive
Ridley Turtle
(Lepidochelys
olivacea) |
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Endangered Species issued in
2000 |
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SNAKES OF INDIA
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Green
or
Bamboo
Pit Viper
(Trimeresurus
gramineus)
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Gliding Snake
(Chrysopelea Ornata)
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King Cobra
or Hamadryad
(Ophiophagus hannah)
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Python
(Python molurus)
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Issued in 2003 |
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NATIONAL
PARKS OF INDIA
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bandhavgarh National Park
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bandipur National Park
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Kaziranga National Park
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Madhumalai National Park
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Issued in
2007 |
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