Which of the following species is endemic to the Great Nicobar Island and not naturally found anywhere else in the world?
Nicobar Megapod
Nicobar Megapod is correct.
The Nicobar megapode is a ground-dwelling bird that builds large mounds of soil and leaf litter to incubate its eggs with the heat of decomposition. It is endemic to the Nicobar group of islands, including Great Nicobar, and is found nowhere else in the world. It is listed as Vulnerable and is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act.
The lion-tailed macaque is endemic to the Western Ghats, not to the islands. The Indian pangolin is spread across much of the Indian subcontinent, and the great hornbill lives in the forests of the Western Ghats, North-East India and South-East Asia.
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