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This is a list of reptiles of Sri Lanka. The reptilian diversity in Sri Lanka is higher than the diversity of other vertebrates such as mammals and fish with 181 reptile species. All extant reptiles are well documented through research by many local and foreign scientists and naturalists.
In January 2019, the new species, P. conniffae was discovered in southern Sri Lanka. [10] Sri Lanka has the highest percentage of extinct and threatened amphibian species in Asia. [2] In the 20th century the country has lost 20% of its amphibians and more than half of the remaining species are on the verge of extinction. Of the world's 34 ...
Shield-tailed snakes Southern India and Sri Lanka. Viperidae: Oppel, 1811 35 341 Vipers The Americas, Africa, and Eurasia east to Wallace's Line. Xenodermidae: Cope, 1900 6 18 Dragon and odd-scaled snakes East Asia, Southern and southeastern Asia, and islands on the Sunda Shelf (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and their surrounding smaller islands ...
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The Diversity of the Dumbara Mountains: The Knuckles Massif, Sri Lanka (2005) The Diversity of Horton Plains National Park (2007) Snakes of Sri Lanka: A Coloured Atlas (2009) Amphibians of Sri Lanka: A Photographic Guide to Common Frogs, Toads, and Caecilians (2009) A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Sri Lanka (2017) The Crocodiles of Sri ...
Barnes' cat snake is mainly a forest-dwelling species but may occasionally be found in human habitats. It is the smallest cat snake in Sri Lanka and grows up to a maximum of about 600 mm (24 in) in snout-vent length. Being a nocturnal and an arboreal hunter, it mainly feeds on agamid lizards and geckos. The day time is usually spent inside a ...
The snake-loving family hopes their devotion to reptiles and openness to sharing snakes with the world inspire others to rethink their views of the slithering animals.
Blue poison dart frog. Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and tuataras).