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• Elephant, okapi, jaguar, gibbon,
hippopotamus, armadillo, monkey and
lemur are the common animals found in
these areas.

Monsoon forest in Odisha

• Th orny bushes, acacia, babul and sand
binding grasses can be found in this
vegetation zone. Th e Indian wild date can
also be found easily in these deserts.

An okapi is common in the tropical evergreen forests.

Deciduous or Monsoon Type of Forests

• Deciduous or monsoon type of forests
are found in areas where the rainfall
ranges between 100 centimetres to 200
centimetres.
• Here, the trees shed their leaves for about
six to eight weeks during dry summer and
dry winter.
An Indian desert fox puppy at Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
• Th ey are mostly found along the foothills
of the Himalayas, the eastern slopes of • Th e vegetation found here has long roots
the Western Ghats, the wet regions of the and thick fl eshy stems in which they store
Deccan plateau, the plains of Bihar and water to survive during periods of long
Uttar Pradesh, and also in the states of drought.
Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. • Th ey are found in Rajasthan and in the dry
• Th e main trees here are teak, sal, peepal, parts of Gujarat, Punjab and the Deccan
neem, sandalwood, deodar, blue gum, Plateau.
ebony, shisam, jackfruit, mahua, pal ash, • Camel, fox, lizard, snake and other reptiles
arjun, khair and bamboo. Teak is the are usually found here.
dominant species of this region.
• Lion, tiger, pig, deer, monkey and nilgai Fact Corner
are found in this region.
The Thar Desert is home to some species of
Semi-desert and Desert Vegetation animals such as the chinkara or Indian gazelle,
the Great Indian Bustard and the Indian wild
• Areas where rainfall is less than 50
ass. It is believed that 23 species of lizards and
centimetres have semi-desert or desert 25 species of snakes are found here.
type of vegetation.

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