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Asian palm civet. The Asian palm civet ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats.
The Sinhala Hound is a landrace of dog from Sri Lanka . The Sinhala Hound is a native dog found throughout Sri Lanka, often living in a semi-wild state scavenging for food. [ 1] According to a native legend, when Prince Vijaya first set foot on Sri Lanka in the 6th century BC, he was greeted by the barking of dogs; the Mahāvaṃsa mentions ...
Günther, 1869 [2] Dipsadomorphus barnesii. — Boulenger, 1896. Boiga barnesii. — M.A. Smith, 1943 [3] Boiga barnesii is a species of cat snake endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as Barnes' cat snake in English and panduru mapila -පදුරු මාපිලා in Sinhala. It is a member of the snake family Colubridae. It is distributed ...
The species is fully protected over most of its range, with hunting and trade banned in India and Sri Lanka. [2] As of 2010, the captive population of P. r. phillipsi comprised 56 individuals in eight institutions, of which 11 individuals were kept in the Colombo Zoo in Sri Lanka and 45 individuals in seven European zoos. [29]
The spotted dove or eastern spotted dove ( Spilopelia chinensis) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in East and Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts of the world and feral populations have become established.
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community.
Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura, Balanophis, Cercaspis, Haplocercus, and Pseudotyphlops. [ 2] Out of them only five of the land snakes are considered potentially deadly and life threatening to humans. Among snakes, 54 are endemic to Sri Lanka. [ 3] The total increased to 107 with new descriptions of Dendrelaphis, Rhinophis ...
Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a bird of open forest. It is strictly arboreal, never descending to the ground. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2–3 eggs.Females are involved in building the nest while males mostly remain close, observing the females.Breeding season includes the first part of the year and sometimes July-september.