English : Pitcher plantBinomial Name : Nepenthes distillatoriaSinhala : බාඳුරා [Bandura]Nepenthes distillatoria is the only species of Nepenthes that grows naturally in Sri Lanka. It Can be seen in wet zone rain forest such as Sinharaja and Kanneliya. This carnivorous plant is endemic to Sri Lanka.
English : Angled CastorBinomial Name : Ariadne ariadneWidely distributed butterfly in Asia including Sri Lanka. More common in dry zone. Plants belongs to Euphorbiaceae family are the major host plants. This butterfly is given the name "Angled Castor" due to the name of its main host plant, Castor (Ricinus communis).
English : White-browed fantailBinomial Name : Rhipidura aureolaSinhala : බැම සුදු පවන්පෙන්දා [Bema sudu pawan penda]R. aureola is a common breeding resident of Sri lanka. Apart from Sri lanka, They live in Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from all environmental regions of Sri lanka and more common in hills of Uva province. Its cup shaped nest ...
English : Purple SwamphenBinomial Name : Porphyrio porphyrioSinhala : දම් කිතලා / පොදු දම් කිතලා / දම් මැදි කිතලා [Dam kithala / Podu dam kithala / Dan madi kithala]Purple Swamphen is a very common bird in wed lands. Can be identified easily by its purple-blue color body and red frontal shield. Number of sub species of this bird has been ...
English : Orange Migrant / Orange Emigrant Binomial Name : Catopsilia scyllaOrange Migrant is a widely distributed butterfly in South East Asia and Australasia. But it has been identified from Sri Lanka recently. Its upper side of the hind wing is yellow and fore wing is white. Females lay white color eggs on leaves of trees belongs to Fabaceae familiy.
English : Joker / Spotted JokerBinomial Name : Byblia ilithyiaBeing restricted to the arid-zone and some parts of very dry areas of dry zone, Byblia ilithyia has become somewhat rare butterfly of Sri Lanka. Apart from Sri Lanka it lives in Some parts of Africa and India. It is a non edible butterfly for predators such as birds due to ...
English : Common Green Forest LizardBinomial Name : Calotes calotesSinhala : පළා කටුස්සා / [Pala katussa]A common lizard lives in India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, It can be found in places where elevation above the sea level is lesser than 1500 meters. This lizard is arboreal and mostly lives on shrubs and trunks of Trees. Its diet consists of insects.
MaleFemaleEnglish : Oriental Garden Lizard / Changeable LizardBinomial Name : Calotes versicolorSinhala : ගරා කටුස්සා / [Gara katussa]Widely destributed lizard around the world. In Sri Lanka it lives all environmental regions except central highlands. They come in variable colors and the colors can be changed time to time. Male is bigger in size compared to female. This lizard feeds mainly ...
English : Zitting cisticolaBinomial Name : Cisticola juncidisSinhala : ඉරි පවන්සැරියා [Iri pawanseriya]Widely distributed bird across all environmental regions of Sri Lanka and other parts of the world. It is a common bird in grass lands of Horton national park. They feed on insects.
English : Variable Flutterer Binomial Name : Rhyothemis variegataA common butterfly found in South Asia including Sri Lanka. Lives in low country. Still it can be seen even in Colombo district close to water bodies. Can be identified easily by back and amber color markings of wings.
English : Red Pierrot Binomial Name : Talicada nyseusThis butterfly can be seen in all environmental regions of Sri Lanka. It flies slowly near the ground and settles frequently. Plants belong to Crassulaceae family are the major host plants. Apart from Sri Lanka it lives in South Asia and South-East Asia.
English : One-spot Grass Yellow Binomial Name : Eurema andersoni ormistoniAn endemic butterfly of Sri Lanka. Can be seen in wettest areas in hill country and wet zone of low country. It has rounder wings compared to other grass yellow butterflies and a one spot at the base of fore wing cell.
English : Mottled Emigrant Binomial Name : Catopsilia pyrantheThis butterfly lives in South Asia, Southeast Asia and some parts of Australia. In Sri Lanka It can be seen in all over the island. But more common at low elevations. They prefer hot and sunny climate. Lays white color eggs but turns into yellow later.
EggsEnglish : Trinket snakeBinomial Name :Coelognathus helenaSinhala : කටකලුවා / හබරලියා [Katakaluwa / Habaraliya]C. helena is a nonvenomous snake of Sri Lanka. This snake can be found in wet zone and dry zone with the elevation above the sea level is lesser than 1000 meters. It has a black color tongue and a mouth. Mouth is opened to show black color when threatened.
English : Great TitBinomial Name : Parus majorSinhala : මහ ටිකිරිත්තා [Maha Tikiriththa]Great Tit has been distributed in all environmental zones of Sri Lanka. But they are common in hill country. Many sub species of Great Tit have been identified around the world.
English : Dark CeruleanBinomial Name : Jamides bochusThis butterfly can be seen in all geographical regions of Sri Lanka and in other countries such as India, Malaysia and Australia.
Sarcococca brevifolia is a shrub restricted to Horton Plains National park of Sri lanka and Western Ghats of India. Even in Horton plains it can be see only in places where elevation above the sea level is greater than 2000 meters.(Reference : Horton Plains Sri Lanka's cloud-forest national park, Rohan Pethiyagoda)
English : Plains CupidBinomial Name : Chilades pandavaThis butterfly lives in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and some other Asian countries like Malaysia. Few subspecies have been identified and the one lives in Sri Lanka is Chilades pandava lanka. It can be found in all regions of Sri Lanka except central highlands.
English : Zebra Blue / Plumbago BlueBinomial Name : Leptotes pliniusCan be identified by zebra pattern of fore wing and hind wing. In Sri Lanka it can be seen in all environmental regions except central hills. It has been destributed in other Asian countries such as India and China.
