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The Sri Lankan jackal (Canis aureus naria), also known as the Southern Indian jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to southern India and Sri Lanka.On the Asian mainland, the Sri Lankan jackal occurs in the whole southern part of the Indian peninsula, from Thana near Bombay in the northwest southwards through the Western Ghats, Mysore, the Eastern Ghats and Madura.
Golden jackal හිවලා Canis aureus: Sri Lankan jackal, C. a. naria: LC [8] Jungle cat වල් බළලා / වල් බාවා Felis chaus: Sri Lankan jungle cat, F. c. kelaarti: LC [9] Indian grey mongoose මුගටියා Urva edwardsii: LC [10] Indian brown mongoose බොර මුගටියා Urva fusca: LC: Ruddy ...
Coastal South West India, Sri Lanka [40] lanka (Wroughton, 1838) Syrian jackal C. a. syriacus [58] Hemprich and Ehrenberg: 1833 [59] Distinguished by its brown ears. The body fur is a yellow on the back, lighter on the sides, and whitish-yellow underneath. [60] A dark band runs from the nose to the end of the tail.
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Skull of a Sri Lankan jackal with a horn. The Jackal's horn (Urdu: گیدڑ سنگھی) is a mythical boney cone-shaped excrescence which is said to occasionally grow on the skulls of golden jackals. [citation needed] It is associated with magical powers in South Asia. Despite the lack of proof for its existence it is still widely believed to ...
Pages in category "Mammals of Sri Lanka" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. ... Sri Lankan jackal; Sri Lankan leopard;
Mammals such as golden jackal, wild boar, Sri Lankan elephant, European otter, and fishing cat also visit the swamp to feed. The number of elephants roaming in the Kumana is estimated at 30–40. The number of elephants roaming in the Kumana is estimated at 30–40.
Jackals are canids native to Africa and Eurasia.While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) and side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta) of Central and Southern Africa, and the golden jackal (Canis aureus) of south-central Europe ...