Wildlife in Gir comprises of a variety of flora and fauna. Gir is the only habitat in India for the Asiatic Lion of which nearly 300 are in the Gir National Park in Sasangir, Gujarat. It is a beautiful park dotted with an abundance of vegetation, birds and animals. Sprawling over an area of 1412 sq km, Gir National Park in Sasangir, Gujarat is one of the most charming National Parks in India.

Wildlife in Gir National Park is numerous and diverse. Gir provides shelter to a large number of animals and birds. One of the major big-cat hubs in India, the park has about 300 leopards. Besides, you can witness animals like Sambar, spotted deer, blue bull, chousingha (the world's only four-horned antelope), chinkara and wild boar at Gir National Park in Sasangir, Gujarat.

Gir National Park is the last and only home of the gravely endangered Asiatic Lions. There are about 300 lions at the park. Wildlife in Gir also include 250 birds and about 50 other species of birds at the Gir National Park in Sasangir, Gujarat including the painted sandgrouse, grey francolin, Asian paradise flycatcher, white-browed fantail, greenish warbler, yellow-footed green pigeon, etc.

Wildlife in Gir also includes the land vegetation, consisting of deciduous forests interspersed with semi-evergreen and evergreen flora, acacia, scrub jungle, grasslands and rocky hills. Various species of plants like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amla can be seen here.

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Mammals
1. Asiatic Lion	Panthera leo persiaca
2. Panther	Panthera pardus
3. Striped Hyaena	Hyaena hyaena
4. Wolf	Canis lupus
5. Jackal	Canis aureus
6. Indian Fox	Vulpes bengalensis
7. Jungle Cat	Felis chaus
8. Desert Cat	Felis silvestris
9. Rusty spotted Cat	Prionailurus rubiginosus
10. Small Indian Civet	Viverricula indica
11. Ratel or Honey Badger	Mellivora capensis
12. Indian Crested Porcupine	Hystrix indica
13. Sambar	Cervus unicolor
14. Indian Hedgehog	Hemiechinus micropus
15. Indian Pangolin	Manis carassicaudata
16. Spotted Deer or Chital	Axis axis
17. Nilgai or Blue Bull	Boselaphus tragocamelus
18. Chinkara or Indian Gazelle	Gazellae bennettii
19. Four horned Antelope or Chowsingha	Tetracerus quadricorni
20. Wild Boar	Sus scrofa
21. Hanuman Langur	Semnopithecus entellus
22. Indian Hare / Blacknaped Hare	Lepus nigricollis
23. Ruddy Mangoose	Herpestes smithii
24. Small Indian Mongoose	Herpestes javanicus
25. Common Indian Mongoose	Herpestes edwardsii
26. Five Striped Palm Squirrel	Funambulus pennantii
27. Indian Gerbille	Tatera indica
28. Field Mouse	Mus booduga
29. Common House Rat	Rattus rattus
30. Musk Shrew	Suncus dayi
31. Indian Flying Fox	Pteropus giganteus
32. Short Nosed Fruit Bat	Cynopterus sphinx
Reptiles
33. Indian Bush Rat	Golunda ellioti myothrix
1. Mugger or Marsh Crocodile	Crocodylus palustris
2. Flap Shell Turtle	Lissemys punctata
3. Indian Star Tortoise	Geochelone elegans
4. Indian Wall Lizard	Hemidactylus flaviviridis
5. Common Garden Lizard	Calotes versicolor
6. Fan Throated Lizard	Sitana ponticerjana
7. Indian Chamaeleon	Chamaeleo zeylanicus
8. Common Keeled Skink	Mabuya carinata
9. Snake Skink	Riopa punctata
10. Common Monitor Lizard	Varanus bengalensis
11. Common Sand Boa	Eryx conicus
12. Red Sand Boa	Eryx johnii
13. Indian Rock Python	Python molurus
14. Common Trinket Snake	Elaphe Helena
15. Common Rat Snake	Ptyas mucosus
16. Common Bronzeback	Dendrelaphis tristis
17. Common Wolf Snake	Lycodon aulicus
18. Checkered Keelback	Xenochrophis piscator
19. Buff Striped Keelback	Amphiesma stolatum
20. Common Indian Krait	Bungarus caeruleus
21. Spectacled Cobra	Naja naja
22. Russel's Viper	Daboia russelii
23. Saw Scaled Viper	Echis carinatus

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