Q.Which of the following group of animals are the common fauna of the Thar deserts ?

The blackbuck, spiny-tailed lizard and white-footed fox are characteristic desert-adapted animals of India's Thar desert.

The Thar desert (spanning Rajasthan and adjoining areas) supports fauna adapted to extreme heat and water scarcity: the blackbuck (an antelope) is found in the surrounding scrub and grasslands, the Indian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) burrows to escape the heat and is well adapted to the arid substrate, and the desert/white-footed fox (a fox subspecies adapted to desert conditions) preys on the small desert fauna. Gaur, rhino and antelope generally are found in grassland/forest habitats of India (not the Thar desert specifically); jack rabbits, kangaroo rats and po …