Name: Robiquetia brevifoliaFour species of Robiquetia genus are found naturally in Sri Lanka. Among them, Robiquetia brevifolia (Lindl.) is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is seen in mountain forests.
Henckelia angusta is an endemic herb found on rocky surfaces of shady sreams. It has been restricted to lowland forests of southwestern part of Sri Lanka.
English: Erdelen's horn lizardSinhala: අර්ඩලන්ගේ අං කටුස්සාBinomial name: Ceratophora erdeleniErdelen's horned lizard is a species of lizards found in the eastern part of Sinharaja. Population of this lizard has been restricted to a very limited area in the Morningside and Rakwana region of Sinharaja. Although it is called a horned lizard, it does not always have a prominent horn. A ...
Binomial Name: Gordonia dassanayakeiSinhala: දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය[Dasanayakage Mihiriya] Gordonia dassanayakei (දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය) is a relatively rare species of tree confined to montane forests.
Binomial: Impatiens henslowianaEnglish: Impatiens Sinhala: කූඩලු[Kudalu]Impatiens henslowiana grows in Sri Lankan rain forests where elevation level is between 900-2000m.
English: Merrem's hump-nosed viperSinhala: කුණකටුවා / පොලොන් තෙලිස්සා [Kunakatuwua/Polon thelissa]Binomial name: Hypnale hypnaleHypnale hypnale (Merrem's hump-nosed viper) is a venomous pit viper species found in Sri Lanka and India. Based on the taxonomic revisions done so far, have stated that there are four species that belong to the genus Hypnale which live in Sri Lanka (Including possibly new species ...
English: Rohan’s Globular FrogSinhala: රොහාන්ගේ මොට හොඹු මැඩියා[Rohange motahombu madiya]Binomial: Uperodon rohani Taxonomic revision done in the genus Uperadon describes that previously known amphibian Uperodon variegatus of Sri Lanka as a new species and it was named as Uperadon rohani. Also it is said that this species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species name ‘rohani’ has been used in honor ...
English: Handapan ella shrub frogSinhala: හඳපාන් ඇල්ල පැදුරු මැඩියා[Handapan ella panduru madiya]Binomial: Pseudophilautus lunatus Pseudophilautus lunatus was first described in 2005 using a specimen found in Hadapan Ella near Suriyakanda in the Eastern Sinharaja area. Species name ‘Lunatus’ has the meaning of ‘Moon’. The species-epithet lunatus derives from Lunar which is a Latin word for moon. That word alludes to ...