Critically Endangered Animal Species of India

List of Critically Endangered Animal Species (Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes) of India

1. Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth Sawfish)
2.  Batagur baska (Four-toed Terrapin)
3.  Batagur kachuga (Red-crowned Roofed Turtle)
4.  Biswamoyopterus biswasi (Namdapha Flying Squirrel)
5.  Carcharhinus hemiodon (Pondicherry Shark)
6.  Cremnomys elvira (Large Rock-rat)
7.  Crocidura andamanensis (Andaman White-toothed Shrew)
8.  Crocidura jenkinsi (Jenkin's Shrew)
9.  Crocidura nicobarica (Nicobar Shrew)
10.  Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback)
11.  Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Sumatran Rhinoceros)
12.  Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Turtle)
13.  Fejervarya murthii
14.  Gavialis gangeticus (Fish-eating Crocodile)
15.  Glyphis gangeticus (Ganges Shark)
16.  Indirana gundia
17.  Indirana phrynoderma
18.  Ingerana charlesdarwini
19.  Labeo potail (Deccan Labeo)
20.  Micrixalus kottigeharensis
21.  Millardia kondana (Kondana Rat)
22.  Philautus chalazodes
23.  Philautus griet
24.  Philautus ponmudi
25.  Philautus sanctisilvaticus
26. Philautus shillongensis
27. Philautus sp. nov. 'Amboli Forest'
28. Philautus sp. nov. 'Munnar'
29. Porcula salvania (Pygmy Hog)
30. Pristis microdon (Leichhardt's Sawfish)
31. Pristis zijsron (Narrowsnout Sawfish)
32. Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus
33. Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhinoceros)
34. Viverra civettina (Malabar Civet) 

Steps taken by the Government to protect these species are as follows:

i)    The Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' has been modified in 2008-09 by including a new component namely 'Recovery of Endangered Species' and 16 species have been identified for recovery viz. Snow Leopard, Bustard (including Floricans), Dolphin, Hangul, Nilgiri Tahr, Marine Turtles, Dugong,  Edible Nest Swiftlet, Asian Wild Buffalo, Nicobar Megapode, Manipur Brow-antlered Deer, Vultures, Malabar Civet, Indian Rhinoceros, Asiatic Lion, Swamp Deer andJerdon’s Courser.

ii)  Under the 'Recovery of Endangered Species' component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' Rs 377.7 lakhs for the recovery of endangered species viz. Hangul in Jammu and Kashmir, Snow Leopard in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand, Vulture in Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat was provided during 2008-09. During 2009-10, an amount of Rs 72.95 lakhs was provided for recovery of endangered species viz. Swiftlet in Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Nilgiri Tahr in Taml Nadu, Sanghai Deer in Manipur and Snow Leopard in Arunachal Pradesh. During 2010-11, an amount of Rs. 184.052 lakh was provided for recovery of endangered species viz. Vulture in Punjab, Swiftlet in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and Hangul in Jammu and Kashmir.