Ranni Forest Division

The Ranni Forest Division, with its natural beauty and richness in flora and fauna, is a storehouse of many varieties of plants and animals.

The Goodrical forest range is situated in the eastern side of Pathanamthitta district, with an area of 654 square kilometres (253 sq mi).

This range covers an area of almost 268 square kilometres (103 sq mi) of the Ranni Forest Division.

Medical plants such as Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), Solanum anguivi, Desmodium gangeticum, Cissus quadrangularis, Pseudarthria viscida, Strobilanthes ciliatus, and Dysoxylum malabaricum (Vella akil) grow in the deeper parts of the forest.

Many King cobras were caught by Vava Suresh, the snake expert and wildlife conservationist for the Angamoozhy, Chittar, and Moozhiyar regions in the Goodrical range.

The forest ranges of Ranni are inhabited by many tribal communities, mainly the Ulladan, Vettuvan and Malavedan, each having their own traditions and beliefs.

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Crimson seeded sedge ( Carex baccans ), known for its bright, showy, seed heads, which grow from 6–12 inches long and 3 inches wide
Nandus nandus (Gangetic leaffish), a fresh water Asian leafish species
Microhyla rubra lateral, the narrow mouthed species of frog
A little banded goshawk commonly found all over Indian sub continent
The Trinket snake ( Scientific name : Coelognathus helena ), a nonvenomous constrictor species of coulbrid snake
Malabar grey hornbill ( Scientific name : Ocyceros griseus ), a hornbill species commonly found in the Western ghats and southern India
Nilgiri flycather ( Scientific name : Eumyias albicaudatus ), a near-threatened species similar to verditer flycatcher