East Deccan dry evergreen forests
The East Deccan dry evergreen forests is an ecoregion of southeastern India. The ecoregion includes the coastal region behind the Coromandel Coast on the Bay of Bengal, between the Eastern Ghats and the sea. It covers eastern Tamil Nadu, part of Puducherry and south eastern Andhra Pradesh.
| East Deccan dry evergreen forests | |
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Blackbuck at Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 25,084 km2 (9,685 sq mi) |
| Country | India |
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| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered |
| Protected | 572 km2 (2%) |
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