Himalayan Salamander

The Himalayan Newt is a species of newt and common name of Newt is Himalayan Salamander. It has small tongue, free on the side and slightly toward its base, teeth on the palate, a thick skull. They have five toes and the tail is flattened to aid swimming. They have wide head, short snout and the head has three distinguished bony ridges with pores, one along the center and two along the back of the sides of the heads. There are no lobes on the lips. The body is 3 to 3.5 times as long as the head. There is no peak running along the dorsal midrib as in a few newts however there is a noticeable vertebral edge with a progression of handles framed from the extension of the neural procedures of the dorsal vertebral bones. There is a progression of 15 or 16 handle like permeable organs at the edges with the last three behind the leg. The legs are reasonably long with the fingers and toes inside webbing yet are marginally straightened. The tail is in any event the length of the head and body and is smoothed to help in swimming. The tail has an upper and lower peak which meets at the tip of the tail. The butt-centric opening is a longitudinal opening, and its outskirts are not raised. The skin is unpleasant and the parotid organs are vast. There is a solid fold on the jaw. The whole newt is consistently blackish chestnut, marginally paler on the lips, nose, button, throat, and under surface of appendages. The lower edge of the tail is orange-yellow. Amid the rearing season in May and June these behavioral contrasts between the genders. Romance and mating happen during the evening and as in numerous lizards includes the male moving around it while twisting, pushing and bending its tail. Himalayan newt is endangered list in the world. More than 150 species are found in Ilam District, thus Ilam district is the home of endangered newt. To conserve endangered Himalayan newt, a breeding centre has been established in Puwamajhuwa area of Ilam.

Himalayan Porcupine

Porcupine or Himalayan Porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidea. Three subspecies are extant in asia. Porcupines are famous for their prickly covering. It have boldly marked quills with black and white bands. Some quills can be up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) long. Each quill has a muscle at its base. These long, pliable quills act as guard hairs and form a "skirt." When the porcupine is excited or scared, those muscles squeeze to make the quills stand up so the porcupine looks bigger. If a predator still tries to come close, the porcupine can shake and rattle those quills as a warning. It con be found from sea level to 1300m. It is found in dense forest as well as open areas. It digs into the ground and inhabits near rocky areas and also in the hole of tree barks or roots, where it lives in small groups. They normally feed on roots, tubers, bark and fallen fruits. It searches of food at night and rests during the day.

Dhatura sacret fruit

Bel (Wood Apple)

Belpatra - Lords Bishnu and Shiva’s favourite fruit (wood apple) 

Rudrakchhay Fruits

Golden monitor

Golden monitor is another rare animal are found in Laxmipur VDC in Ilam District. It lives in the hole of tree or bamboos.

Sea Otter in Ilam

Sea otter is rare animal of the world which, known as the hairy-nosed otter. Sea otters is few number are found in Jogmai River. It is a aquatic mammal, possessing a strong, rudder-like tail and large hind-feet that swims in water and eat fish. It has blck and white colored. It has sharp teeth and claws. It lives in the caves of river.

Wild Bat

Bat is a mammal found in Ilam. It has different species. Fruit bats are commonly found live at the dark den home or hole. It flies to seek food at night but sleeps at day. Its nature is wonderful for visitors.

Hunny Bees

Bees are seen all the seasons except the winter. They are labourous to collect to nectors form the flowers. They are important to make honey which is used as medicine and food.

The beautiful Butterflies

Butter’flies are appeared during the summer season in Ilam. They are in different size and colours in the nature. They are really beautiful. Visitors love them to see and take snaps. Big butterflies are rare today, yellow, white, black, red, golden, grey butterflies are honey hunters from flowers.

Nightingle Birds from Ilam

Nightingale is known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird. It is about 15-16 cm length in plain brown in body, reddish tail and white below. It is very good singer birds.

Spiny Babler in Ilam District

Spiny babler (Kade Bhyakur) is endangered bird of the world is found in the forest of Jamuna VDC. This bird is from the Timaliidae family and is beautiful in gray colour. It is also called "Kade Vyakur" in Nepali. It is a rare species of bird found only in Nepal. It is a medium sized bird with a sharp beak and is quite shy an elegant and spectacular brown bird. Though the ‘Spiny Babbler” doesn’t has its name on extinction but because of it scarce nature, it must be protected and should be given special attention. A genuine fact about “Kande Bhyakur; Spiny Babbler” is it was thought to be extinct for over centuries but later it suddenly came under everyone’s attention when “Sidney Dillon Ripley”, an American ornithologist came to know about its existence.

Merrygold flower

Merrygold is commonly plant in ilam because of the suitable climate. It blooms in autumn during the national festival Dashian and Tihar. It has different species, the colour of merrygold are yello, golden, red and others. Its seed are used as medicine and leaves are used to make pesticides.

Red Panda in Ilam

Red Panda is a grace full wild animal of the nature. It is found in the high forest of Ilam. Its local name is "Habre" are the endangered animal of the world. There are approximately 25 pandas in Ilam. Red panda networle , Nepal is working to preserve them in Ilam. It can live in the height of 1800 to 4800 meters in 10^o-15^o celcus temperatures. Its main food is bamboo shorts, leaves, leaves. Panda sleeps on the tree during the day time. It ashames melt any other animals. The life span of panda is 8-10 years old (long). 

Rhododendron flower in Ilam district

Rhododendron grows in high altitude in Ilam. It blooms in red, pink, white colours in spring seanson. Red rhododendron flowers cover the whole tree look very attractive in the hillside. Flower can be used as mediane of sugar. People plant the tree it is the national flower of Nepal.

Himalayan warty newt

Himalayan warty newt is a aquatic animals which is found in Ilam District. Himalayan warty newt is also known as crocodile salamander.