Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

Common resident bird of forests, well wooded gardens and cultivations of lowlands to hills about 1200m in wet zone and 1800m in the drie...

A common and introduced annual herb of wastelands and roadsides of low country - especially in dry zone. 

A Land tortoise of low-country dry zone up to about 300m, usually found in shrub jungles, grasslands, chena cultivations and teak plantation...

Very common breeding resident of all zones while becoming less common at higher hills. Much prefer to village gardens and open lands th...

 A native plant of South America and introduced to many countries including Sri Lanka as an ornamental plant and now considered as an i...

W. Ormiston while describing of this Swift in 1924 wrote - “It is not rare at Haldummulla , but is difficult to catch in first class condit...

Russell’s viper is a highly venomous ground-dwelling snake with wide distribution from sea level to mid-hills of about 1500m a.s.l. But...

A common perennial climber grows in woodlands, forest borders and open areas from sea level to about 800m in low country, especially in ...

An endemic bird inhabits only primary forests and near by home gardens in wet zone and foot hills. Uncommon and declared as a vulnerabl...

The most common and widespread agamid lizard of Sri Lanka inhabiting all over the island up to about 1400m above sea level. It is uncomm...

Uncommon dragonfly. De  Fonseka (The Dragonflies of Sri Lanka – 2000 ) mentioned that “it is unrepresented in the Museum collection and h...

Most abundant house gecko of Sri Lanka found in both anthropogenic habitats and forests of the island up to 1500m a.s.l. But so far n...

Crimson rose is a common butterfly of all over the low country up to mid hills of about 1000ft a.s.l. However it is much plentiful in dry...

Common tree found in dry and arid zones of the country. It is very drought resisting and flowers and fruits can be seen in varies time o...

Giant squirrel is distributed throughout the island in suitable habitats as three different subspecies.  Wet zone and highland subspecies...

Non–venomous arboreal snake inhabiting forest and open areas of all climatic zones of island from lowlands to about 750m a.s.l. Diurn...

Spotted tree frog is widely distributed in both low country dry and wet zones including arid zone up to 460m above sea level. It is comm...

Common resident bird of low country tanks, swamps and reed-beds of both wet and dry zones. Usually keeps in small parties of less than 1...

Green garden lizard or Pala Katussa is a common lizard with wide distribution from low lands plains to mid hills. It is highly arborea...

This beautiful endemic damselfly with brilliant metallic blue or green hindwings of males (visible only when it flies )  is a common ins...