Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary
Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Lawngtlai district in the Indian state of Mizoram. The sanctuary covers about 110 km2 of largely undisturbed subtropical and semi-evergreen forest and lies near the borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Elevation in the sanctuary ranges from roughly 120–1,200 m above sea level depending on the source.
History
Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary was officially constituted as a protected area by the Government of Mizoram through Notification No. B.12012/4/91-FST, issued under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The notification legally declared approximately 110 km2 of forest in southern Mizoram as a wildlife sanctuary, forming part of the state's protected area network.Geography and habitat
Ngengpui lies in south-west Mizoram. Vegetation types include sub-tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with valley and montane forest communities; bamboo and dipterocarp elements are also reported in parts of the sanctuary. The Ngengpui River flows through parts of the protected area.Flora and fauna
Ngengpui supports a diversity of mammals, birds and herpetofauna typical of the Indo-Myanmar region. Fauna include gaur, sambar, barking deer, clouded leopard and several primate species. The sanctuary is also important for birdlife, including Bhutan peacock-pheasants, White-cheeked partridges, and Great Indian hornbills.The sanctuary also has a small population of Indian elephant.
Recent taxonomic and news reports have noted the discovery of several new bent-toed gecko lineages in northeastern India; one lineage is reported from Ngengpui, underlining the sanctuary's herpetological importance. The sanctuary also houses the rare toad Bufoides meghalayanus. Another rare species found is Rohanixalus senapatiensis, commonly known as Senapti's tree frog.