Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Found: Only viable population in the National Chambal Sanctuary, spread across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. Small non-breeding populations exist in Son, Gandak, Hoogly and Ghagra rivers. Now extinct in Myanmar, Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Threats: The combined effects of dams, barrages, artificial embankments, change in river course, pollution, sand-mining, riparian
Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Found: In India they are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the coast of Tamil Nadu and Orissa.
Threats: Turtle shell trade, egg collection, slaughter for meat, oil pollution and destruction of nesting and foraging habitats.
Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Found: Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
Threats: High sea fishing operations, harvesting of eggs, destruction of nests by wild predators and domesticated species such as cats, dogs and pigs. Artificial lighting disorients hatchlings and adults and causes them to migrate inland rather than towards the sea. Threats to habitat include construction, mining and plantation of exotics.
Four-toed River Terrapin or River Terrapin (Batagur baska)
Found: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Threats: Use of flesh for medicinal purposes, demand for eggs, which are considered a delicacy.
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle or the Bengal Roof Turtle (Batagur kachuga)
Found: Found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. In India it resides basically in the watershed of the Ganga.
Threats: Water development projects, water pollution, human disturbance and poaching for the illegal wildlife market.
Sispara day gecko (Cnemaspis sisparensis)
Found: Endemic to Western Ghats, and found in Sispara, Nilgiris, Kavalai near Cochin.
Threats: Habitat conversion and modification.
Other Critically Endangered Species of India
birds mammals reptiles
amphibians
fish coral
spiders
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