Older than the Himalayan ranges, the eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India’s eastern coast that spread from northern Odisha to Tamil Nadu through Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. Ecologically sensitive and rich in biodiversity, the Eastern Ghats are sanctuary to several rare, endemic, and endangered taxa, including species such as the Red sanders tree (Pterocarpus santalinus), Indian Golden Gecko (Calodactylodes aureus) and Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus).