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Jerdon's sea snake Kerilia jerdonii India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula; Bighead sea snake Kolpophis annandalei (Laidlaw, 1901) Short sea snake Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802) Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malay region, Indo-China; Yellow-lipped sea krait Laticauda colubrina India, East of the islands of the Sundas; Laticauda laticaudata ( Linnaeus ...
There are 111 lizards known from Sri Lanka, with 17 newly discovered in 2006, and two more in 2016 and 2017. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] One of species was discovered in 2019 from Ensalwatta, Matara. [ 13 ] In 2019, seven more endemic day geckos have been discovered by Suranjan Karunaratne and Mendis Wickramasinghe.
Chrysopelea taprobanica, the Sri Lankan flying snake [3] [4] [5] or Indian flying snake, [2] is a species of gliding colubrid snake distributed in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [6] It can glide, as with all species of its genus Chrysopelea, by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. The snake is known as "dangara dandaa ...
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 ...
Lycodon anamallensis, also known commonly as the Colombo wolf snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Geographic range
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 ...
This snake frequently ventures into human dwellings in search of prey such as geckos. It has a somewhat aggressive disposition and boldly strikes out when disturbed or cornered. [ 3 ] This snake is known as Nidi mapila by the Sinhala speaking community of Sri Lanka.
Being a center for trade in the Indian Ocean since antiquity, however, the history of collection of customs duties in Sri Lanka dates far back as the second century BC. [citation needed] "According to the inscription of King Gajaba I (112-134 A.D.) the customs duty collected from the Godapavata Harbour had been donated to the Godapavata monastery.