List of Biosphere Reserves of India
NB: Those Biosphere reserves in bold are part of World Network of Biosphere Reserves too.
| Sl. No | Year | Name | State | Type | Key Fauna |
| 1 | 2008 | Great Rann of Kutch | Gujarat | Desert | Indian Wild Ass |
| 2 | 1989 | Gulf of Mannar | Tamil Nadu | Coasts | Dugong or Sea Cow |
| 3 | 1989 | Sundarbans | West Bengal | Gangetic Delta | Royal Bengal Tiger |
| 4 | 2009 | Cold Desert | Himachal Pradesh | Western Himalayas | Snow Leopard |
| 5 | 1988 | Nanda Devi | Uttarakhand | Western Himalayas | NA |
| 6 | 1986 | Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka | Western Ghats | Nilgiri Tahr, Lion-tailed macaque |
| 7 | 1998 | Dihang-Dibang | Arunachal Pradesh | Eastern Himalaya | NA |
| 8 | 1999 | Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve | Madhya Pradesh | Semi-Arid | Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel |
| 9 | 2010 | Seshachalam Hills | Andhra Pradesh | Eastern Ghats | NA |
| 10 | 1994 | Simlipal | Odisha | Deccan Peninsula | Gaur, Royal Bengal Tiger, Wild elephant |
| 11 | 2005 | Achanakamar -Amarkantak | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh | Maikala Hills | NA |
| 12 | 1989 | Manas | Assam | East Himalayas | Golden Langur, Red Panda |
| 13 | 2000 | Khangchendzonga | Sikkim | East Himalayas | Snow Leopard, Red Panda |
| 14 | 2001 | Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | Western ghats | Nilgiri Tahr, Elephants |
| 15 | 1989 | Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Islands | Saltwater Crocodile |
| 16 | 1988 | Nokrek | Meghalaya | East Himalayas | Red Panda |
| 17 | 1997 | Dibru-Saikhowa | Assam | East Himalayas | Golden Langur |
| 18 | 2011 | Panna | Madhya Pradesh | Ken River | Tiger, Chital, Chinkara, Sambharand Sloth bear |
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