Monday, December 19, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Sinharaja,The Magical Creation of Mother Nature
Pathanella water fa |
Nepenthes distillatoria |
Endemic plant genera found in Sinharahja |
1. | Schumacheria (Dilleniaceae) |
2. | Trichadenia* (Flacourtiaceae) |
3. | Stemonoporus (Dipterocarpaceae) |
4. | Scutinanthe (Burseraceae) |
5. | Pseadocarapa* (Meliaceae) |
6. | Glenniea* (Sapindaceae) |
7. | Leucocodon* (Rubiaceae) |
8. | Schizostigma* (Rubiaceae) |
9. | Championea* (Gesneriaceae) |
10. | Hortonia (Monimiaceae) |
11. | Podadeniya* (Euporbiaceae) |
12. | Cyphostigma* (Zingiberaceae) |
13. | Loxococcus* (Palmae) |
Common Name
|
Species Name
|
*Sri Lanka Tree Nymph | Idea lynceus jasonia |
Glassy Tiger | Danaus aglea aglea |
Common Bushbrown | Mycalesia perseus typhlus |
*Sri Lanka Common Birdwing | Troides helena darsius |
*Sri Lanka Clipper | Parthenos sylvia cyaneus |
Common Banded Peacock | Papilio crino |
*Sri Lanka Blue Mormon | Papilio polymnestor parinda |
Common Mormon | Papilio polytes romulus |
*Sri Lanka Red Helen | Papilio helenus mooreanus |
*Sri Lanka Five-bar Swordtail | Graphium antiphates ceylonicus |
*Sri Lanka Blue Oakleaf | Kallima philarchus philarchus |
Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina |
Danaid Crow | Euploea sp. |
Redspot Duke | Euthalia evelina evelina |
Ceylon tree nymph |
- Crested Drongo
- Sri Lanka rufous babbler
- Srilankan White eye
- yelow browed bulbul
- Black bulbul
- black cap bulbul
- white headed starling
- Sri Lanka blue magpie
- Trogon
- Small minivet
- Sri lanka gracle
- Common myna
- Sri lankan Hanging parrot
Sri Lankan Red faced malkoha |
Common Name
|
Species Name
|
Snakes | |
*Green-pit Viper | Trimerasurus trinoncephalus |
Merrem's Hump-nosed Viper | Hypnale hypnale |
Walli's Hump-nosed Viper | Hypnale walli |
Russell's Viper | Vipera russelli |
*Sri Lanka Krait | Bungarus ceylonicus |
Common Cobra | Naja naja |
*Sri Lanka Wolf-snake | Cercaspis carinatus |
*Barnes Cat Snake | Boiga barnesi |
*Kukri snake | Oligodon calamarius |
*Dumeril's Kukri Snake | Oligodon sublinensis |
**Blossom Krait | Balanophis ceylonensis |
**Drummond-hays Rough Snake | Aspidura drummondhayi |
*Gunther's Bronze-back | Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus |
Green-whip Snake | Dryophis nasutus |
Brown-speckled Whip Snake | Dryophis pulverulentus |
Ornate Flying Snake | Chrysopelea ornata |
*Chequered Keelback | Xenochrophis asperrimus |
Python | Python molurus |
*Sri Lanka Pipe Snake | Cylindrophis maculatus |
*Deraniyagala's Earth Snake | Rhinophis tricolorata |
**Black-spined Snake | Haplocercus ceylonensis |
Lizards and Geckoes | |
Green Garden Lizerd | Calotes calotes |
*- | Calotes liolepis |
**Hump-nosed Lizard | Lyiocephalus scutatus |
*Earless Lizard | Otriocephalus scutatus |
**Rough-nose Horned Lizard | Ceratophora aspera |
*Great Forest Gecko | Gymnodactylus frenatus |
Jungle Gecko | Cnemaspis kandianus |
Water Monitor | Varanus monitor |
Skinks | |
Rat-snake Skink | Mabuya carinata |
Spotted Skink | Mabuya macularia |
Smooth Skink | Sphenomorphus taprobanensis |
**Three-toed Snake Skink | Nessia burtoni |
Green pit viper |
- Kudawa entrance - Colombo --> Kalawana --> Kudawa
- Pitadeniya Entrance - Galle or Matara --> Deniyaya --> Pitadeniya
- Morning Side Entrance -- Galle or Matara --> Deniyaya --> Morning Side Estate
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sri lanka , the sixth best world best destination in 2012
National Geographic Traveler magazine has selected Sri lanka as sixth world best destination in 2012.we got this place because of our biodiversity, hospitality, and the climate. it has given lot of concentration about our Highlands.
Corrugated water Frog
Sunday, September 18, 2011
New species of dolphin discovered
Researchers have determined that dolphins found in southeastern Australia represent a previously unknown species.
Around 150 of the dolphins live around the Melbourne area and had until now been assumed to be one of the known bottlenose dolphins.
But detailed DNA studies and analysis of skulls in museums showed the two populations are in fact a new species.
The new classification as Tursiops australis is described in PLoS One.
The common name of Burrunan dolphins derives from the Aboriginal Australian for "large sea fish of the porpoise kind".
Previous research had shown that the DNA found in the dolphins differed from that of the known bottlenose species Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus.
But in order to define a new species, more evidence is needed. Kate Charlton-Robb of Monash University in Melbourne and her colleagues studied dolphin skulls found in a number of museums, as well as more detailed analysis of DNA, to show that T. australis is clearly a different animal.
"This is an incredibly fascinating discovery as there have only been three new dolphin species formally described and recognised since the late 1800s," Ms Charlton-Robb said.
"What makes this even more exciting is this dolphin species has been living right under our noses, with only two known resident populations living in Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria state."
In fact, now that it is recognised as a separate species it may immediately qualify under Australia's criteria for endangered animals.
"The formal recognition of this new species is of great importance to correctly manage and protect this species, and has significant bearing on the prioritisation of conservation efforts," the authors wrote.
"This is especially crucial given its endemism to a small region of the world, with only two small known resident populations."