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All extant reptiles are well documented through research by many local and foreign scientists and naturalists. Sri Lankan herpetologist, Anslem de Silva largely studied the biology and ecology of Sri Lanka snakes, where he documented 96 species of land and sea snakes. [1] Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura, Balanophis, Cercaspis ...
Pages in category "Reptiles of Sri Lanka" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is a list of reptiles in and around the Indian subcontinent, primarily covering the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka
The following is a list of snakes (suborder Serpentes) of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
But a Greek Tortoise now joins our list of the types of reptiles you can keep as a pet. These outgoing, active, and friendly sun-loving pets measure around 5-8 inches in size, but some can reach ...
"Descriptions of new species of Ceylon Reptiles". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Second Series 13: 407–408. (Eumeces taprobanensis, new species, p. 407). Somaweera R, Somaweera N (2009). Lizards of Sri Lanka, A Colour Guide with Field Keys. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 304 pp. ISBN 978-3899734782.
The exact diversity and their biology is well studied within Sri Lanka due to major contributions by Malcolm Burr in 1901, Alan Brindle in 1977 and G.K. Srivastava in 1989-2013. According to a checklist by Steinmann in 1989, 71 species of earwigs may be found in Sri Lanka, [1] distributed between 11 families and 21 genera. [2] [3]