Stamps on Animals & Reptiles
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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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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LEOPARD(Panthera pardus) |
Issued in 1976 wildlife series |
NOW LEOPARD(Panthera uncia) |
Issued in 1987 |
CLOUDED LEOPARD (Neofelis nebulosa-Griffith) |
Issued in 2005 in the series Flora & Fauna of North East India |
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SWAMP DEER or Barasingha(Cervus duvauceli) | |
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Issued in 1976 wildlife series | Issued in 1983 to mark 50th anniversary of Kanha National Park |
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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 |
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MARKHOR(Capra falconeri) |
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Himalayan Ecology set of four issued in 1996 |
MISHMI TAKIN (Budorcas taxicolor Hodgson) |
Issued in 2005 in the series Flora & Fauna of North East India |
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PRIMATES
Golden Langur( Presbbytis geei) | Lion Tailed Macaque(Macaca silenus ) |
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Indian Primates set of two issued in 1983 | |
SLOW LORIS( Nycticebus coucang) |
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Flora and Fauna of Manipur and Tripura issued in 2000 |
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MARINE MAMMALS
River Dolphin(Platanista gangetica) | 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) | Gliding Snake(Chrysopelea Ornata) |
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King Cobra or Hamadryad(Ophiophagus hannah) | Python(Python molurus) |
Issued in 2003 |