চিত্রা হরিণ (Chital)

চিত্রা হরিণ (Chital ), a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and in small numbers in Pakistan. The Chital goes by various names in India, among which include: Chital horin in Bengali, Thith Muwa in Sinhalese, Jinke in Kannada, Pulli Maan in Tamil and Malayalam, Duppi in Telugu, Phutuki Horin in Assamese, Haran/Harin in Marathi, and Hiran in Hindi/Urdu (the latter two derived from Harini, the Sanskrit cognate for 'deer'). It is the most common deer species in Indian forests. The name Chital comes from the Bengali word Chitral (চিত্রল)/Chitra (চিত্রা), which means "spotted".

চিত্রা হরিণ বা চিত্রল হরিণ (Axis axis) এক ধরণের হরিণ। বাংলাদেশ, নেপাল, শ্রীলংকা এবং ভারতের প্রায় সব বনাঞ্চলেই এদের পাওয়া যায়।