Biodiversity hotspots in India

Abstract

India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world, and there are four biodiversity hotspots found in India. These are Indo-Burma, Himalaya, Western Ghats-Sri Lanka, and Sundaland. For biological diversity point of view, India is very rich in resources due to its diversified habitat and climatic conditions. India also supports 7.5% of the total animal species of the world. In this chapter, an effort made to compile and provide the detailed account on the vertebrate faunal diversity in the Indian biodiversity hotspots.