The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain range along the western side of India and one of the world's ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots" (subcluster nomination) A total of thirty-nine properties (including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests) were designated as World Heritage Sites – twenty in the state of Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra. Below is some site list:
- Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster
- Periyar Sub-Cluster
- Annamalai Sub-Cluster
- Nilgiri Sub-Cluster
- Talakaveri Sub-Cluster (five properties)
- Kudremukh Sub-Cluster(five properties)
- Sahyadri Sub-Cluster