Python molurus
Animals in the delta include the Indian python ("Python molurus"), clouded leopard ("Neofelis nebulosa"), Indian elephant ("Elephas maximus indicus") and crocodiles, which live in the Sundarbans. Approximately 1,020 endangered Bengal tigers ("Panthera tigris tigris") are believed to inhabit the Sundarbans. The Ganges–Brahmaputra basin has tropical deciduous forests that yield valuable timber: sal, teak, and peepal trees are found in these areas.