Wildlife Society of Orissa
 
Wildlife Society of Orissa
FAUNA OF ORISSA
The state has got 19 species of amphibians, 110 species of reptiles, 476 species of birds, 86 species of mammals . Recent surveys are yielding new records and even new species of reptiles and amphibians are being discovered. A few species thought to be extinct for nearly 100 years have been rediscovered from their original habitats. 
bottlenose dolphin at devi river mouthfresh water sting ray at Devi Adaspurinteremediate egret
kingfisher at banapur Indotestudo elongata at Kapilas forestsEstuarine crocodile at Bhitarkanika
Hurum fresh water turtle in Mahanadi riverpolypedate species discovered from Barbarabutterfly