- Present study was undertaken to survey of
fauna carried out in selected area of Mallikarjun and
Santoshgiri hills, Sangli District, Maharashtra during
May 2016 to December 2019. The hilly area lies between
160
,95’
latitude and 740
, 30’
longitude. During survey we
reported 111 species of birds from 50 families, 70
species of butterflies from 6 families, 6 species of moths
from 3 families, 17 species of snakes from 6 families, 4
species of lizards from 2 families and 2 species of gecko
from 1 family.
Keywords : Fauna, Mallikarjun and Santoshgiri Hills