Biodiversity of Bihar

Surveying biodiversity within Bihar's urban spaces — parks, avenue plantations, campuses and water bodies. Content and images coming soon.

Insect

Big-headed Lagoon Fly

Eristalinus megacephalus

Eristalinus megacephalus is a hoverfly. It is distinguished by its black belly with golden horizontal stripes, black thorax, dark-tipped legs, transparent wings, and large head with golden compound eyes; There are light purple spots on these eyes. Its flight time is usually from May to October, with the highest numbers occurring in June–July.

Muradpur, Patna

MammalLeast Concern

Five-striped Palm Squirrel

Funambulus pennantii

Funambulus pennantii, commonly known as the northern palm squirrel or five-striped palm squirrel, is a semi-arboreal rodent of the family Sciuridae.

Shaheed Veer Kunwar Singh Azadi Park Patna

ReptileLeast Concern

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Calotes versicolor, commonly known as the Oriental garden lizard or Eastern garden lizard, is a lizard found across a vast geographical range. It is native to the Indo-Malayan region and parts of the Palearctic region. It is a diurnal, insectivorous lizard. It is known for its ability to change color and for the distinctive 'nuchal crest' (a ridge on the back of the neck) found on male lizards.

Muradpur, Patna

Mollusc

Speckled Leatherleaf Slug

Semperula maculata

Semperula maculata is a terrestrial, shell-less slug in the family Veronicellidae, commonly known as the speckled leatherleaf slug. It is used as a model organism in studies of histopathology, reproductive biology, and neuroendocrine responses.

Rajdhani Jalashay, Patna