▁of ▁v ult ures , ▁the ▁Oriental ▁White - back ed ▁V ulture ▁and ▁the ▁Sl ender - bil led ▁V ulture , ▁are ▁both ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁extra ▁protection ▁as ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁near ▁ext inction . ▁The ▁Meg hal aya ▁for ests ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁important ▁as ▁a ▁wild life ▁refuge ▁for ▁birds , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁important ▁to ▁mig rat ory ▁birds ▁on ▁their ▁long - distance ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁The ▁subt rop ical ▁for ests ▁presents ▁a ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁re pt iles , ▁with ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 5 6 ▁species ▁of ▁known ▁sn akes , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁several ▁l iz ards ▁and ▁t urt les . ▁The ▁Tok ay ▁Ge cko , ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁ge ck os ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁are ▁here , ▁as ▁are ▁three ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁monitor ▁l iz ards , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁protected ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁sk ink ▁( s phen omorph us ▁ap al pe br atus ) ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Both ▁Bra h min y ▁Bl ind ▁s nake ▁and ▁Co pper head ▁Rat ▁Head ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁common ▁sn akes ▁encountered ▁in ▁the ▁for ests , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁ven om ous ▁and ▁dead ly ▁ser p ents ▁too , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Green ▁Pit ▁vi per ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁Cob ra , ▁the ▁longest ▁ven