List of Indian state animals
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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|publisher=Government of India|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|url-status=live}} All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.{{cite web|title=National Symbols|url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=Government of India|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|url-status=live}} Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.
States
Union territories
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| Dugong | 100px |
Chandigarh
| 100px | rowspan="2"|Least Concern |
Delhi
| Nilgai | 100px |
Jammu and Kashmir
| Hangul | 100px |
Ladakh
| 100px |
Lakshadweep
| 100px | rowspan="2"|Least Concern |
Puducherry
| 100px |