page_title: Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
hierarchical_section_title: Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
caption_attribution_description: English: A Calotes basking on a grass, spotted in Kambalakonda wildlife sanctuary.
context_page_description: The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It has been under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian leopard.
context_section_description: The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam.  It has been under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970.  Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram.  It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda.  It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian leopard.
caption: Calotes versicolor basking on grass at Kambalakonda
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