Which of the following species is endemic to India and is also listed as endangered on IUCN Red list?

Asiatic lion

Niligiri tahr

Lion tailed macaque

Purple frog

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The kind of species that are unique animal and plant species that can only be found in specific geographical areas on Earth.This is because these species require specific climatic conditions to survive.
Asiatic lions are listed as endangered and only found in and around Gir Forest National Park of Gujarat. Gujarat Lion is one of five big cats that inhabit India others being the Bengal Tiger and Indian Leopards
Lion Tailed Macaque is India’s endangered primate species and also ranks among the rarest and most threatened monkey, endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.
Nilgiri Tahr endangered and endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats. The Nilgiri ibex closely related to the sheep, inhabits the open montane grassland habitat in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Purple frog found only in the rainforest of Western Ghats in India and spends most of its life underground. It is listed as endangered on IUCN Red list.

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The kind of species that are unique animal and plant species that can only be found in specific geographical areas on Earth.This is because these species require specific climatic conditions to survive.
Asiatic lions are listed as endangered and only found in and around Gir Forest National Park of Gujarat. Gujarat Lion is one of five big cats that inhabit India others being the Bengal Tiger and Indian Leopards
Lion Tailed Macaque is India’s endangered primate species and also ranks among the rarest and most threatened monkey, endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.
Nilgiri Tahr endangered and endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats. The Nilgiri ibex closely related to the sheep, inhabits the open montane grassland habitat in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Purple frog found only in the rainforest of Western Ghats in India and spends most of its life underground. It is listed as endangered on IUCN Red list.

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