Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (South), Nicobar Islands (South).
Status : Information deficient.
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests.
8. Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (Little), Nicobar Islands (South).
Status : Information deficient.
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests.
9. Gynacantha subinterrupta Rambur
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South).
Status : Information deficient.
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests.
10. Gynacantha hyalina Selys
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (South), Nicobar Islands (South).
Status : Information deficient.
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests.
11. Anaciaqeschna jaspidea (Burmeister)
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South).
Status : Information deficient.
Order : Orthoptera
Presently, 96 species belonging to 67 genera under 11 families are so far reported from
these islands. Of these, 71 species are recorded from Andamans and 48 species are known
from Nicobar Islands, of which 16 species are endemic to the islands.
Suborder : Caelifera
Superfamily : Acridoidea
Family : ACRIDIDAE
1. Tranlia incompleta Willemse
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests.
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