Biogeographic classification of India foxes, and snakes are found in hot and arid parts of the desert. Beyond the Ghats is Deccan Plateau, a semi-arid region lying in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats. This is the largest unit of the Peninsular Plateau of India. The highlands of the plateau are covered with different types of forests, which provide a large variety of forest products.the Deccan plateau includes the region lying south of the Satpura range.it extends up to the southern tip of peninsular India.Anai mudi is the highest peak of this region.The Deccan plateau is surrounded by the western and the eastern
Geography of Odisha metres. There are two broad plateaus in Odisha : (i) the Panposh – Keonjhar -Pallahara plateau comprises the Upper Baitarani catchment basin, and (ii) the Nabrangpur – Jeypore plateau comprises the Sabari basin. These are lower in elevation than the plateaus having heights varying from 153 metres to 305 metres. Almost one-third of "Odisha" is covered by forests which make up about 37.34% of the total land area of the state. These forests cover most of southern and western Odisha. The eastern plains adjacent to the coast are covered by farmlands. The forest cover of Odisha extends over an area