English: Pruinosed BloodtailBinomial: Lathrecista asiatica asiaticaIt is a widespread species of dragonflies found in many countries in the world. In Sri Lanka, the population has been distributed in the lowlands. Above photographed specimen was found in Gilimale area in the Rathnapura district. In the IUCN Red List it is in the category of 'Least Concern'. Reference: Dragonflies of Sri Lanka ...

English: Yellow-wattled lapwingBinomial: Vanellus malabaricusSinhala: කහ-යටිමල් කිරළාYellow-wattled lapwing is a common bird found in the Indian sub continent. They mainly live in dry areas compared to the Red-wattled lapwing. Females lay eggs in a nest made in the ground. Color of the eggs is light brown and there are blackish-brown spots scattered on the surface. It is 'Least concerned' in ...

Scales are identical in size and keeled.English: Sri Lanka wolf snakeBinomial: Lycodon carinatusSinhala: දාර රදනකයා[Dara Radanakaya]Sri Lanka wolf snake is an endemic and nocturnal species of snakes found in Sri Lanka. They mainly live in lowland wet and submontane zones and prefer damp forest areas. Above photographed one also found while it was in a wet place of the forest ...

Binomial Name: Cleisostoma tenuifoliumC. tenuifolium is a wild orchid found in lowland wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. In addition to that, the same species has been recorded in India and Thailand. Above photographs were taken at Meethirigala forest reserve in August. Reference: An Annotated Checklist of the Orchids of Sri Lanka, Samantha Suranjan Fernando and Paul Ormerod

English: Ana Mia's ShadowdamselBinomial: Ceylonosticta anamiaAna Mia's Shadowdamsel is an endemic species of damselflies found in the wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. Its orange-yellowish colored prothorax is an easy identification method for this shadowdamsel. Above photographed ones were found in Kalugala and Meethirigala forests.Reference: Dragonflies of Sri Lanka - Matjaž Bedjaniè, Karen Conniff, Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne ...

English: Plum JudyBinomial: Abisara echeriusPlum Judy is a butterfly belongs to Riodinidae and they have been distributed in many Asian countries including Sri Lanka. This butterfly is always found in the forest and common in lower elevations.

English: Cheeky shrub frogBinomial: Philautus procaxSinhala: කම්මුලේ පැල්ලමැති පඳුරු මැඩියා[Kammule pallamathi panduru madiya]Philautus procax is an endemic species of shrub frogs found in Sri Lankan highlands. Known population of this frog is restricted to the Rakwana Hills of the Eastern Sinharaja. Bearing a white patch between lower margin of the eye and the upper lip is a distinctive character and ...

Binomial name: Mahatha helayaMahatha helaya is an endemic species of freshwater crabs found in the hill country of Sri Lanka. This crab is only known from its type locality, near Kalupahana in the borders of water streams close to the main Colombo-Haputale road (Bahir and Ng 2005). All the members of the genus Mahatha are endemic to the island and ...

English: Bine's Shadowdamsel Binomial: Ceylonosticta bineCeylonosticta bine is a damselfly restricted to the wet zone and all members of genus Ceylonosticta are endemic to Sri Lanka. Above photographed one was found at Gilimale rain forest. Reference:Dragonflies of Sri Lanka - Matjaž Bedjaniè, Karen Conniff, Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

English: Sri Lankan Blue Oak leafBinomial: Kallima philarchusSri Lankan Blue Oak leaf is an endemic species of butterflies found in Sri Lanka. They normally rest on trunks of trees pointing the head downwards. When it fold the wings together, its body shape and the color resemble a dried leaf which can mislead predators. The upper side of the wings is ...

English: Sri Lanka Petite Shrub-frogBinomial: Pseudophilautus tanuSri Lanka Petite Shrub-frog is an endemic species of amphibians found in the law-land wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. It can be observed in open areas of canopy covered forest margins. In the research paper (PETHIYAGODA 2009) they have mentioned that this species was observed in Kanneliya and Pituwela rain forests. In addition ...

Binomial Name: Luisia zeylanicaLuisia zeylanica is an wild orchid found in lowland wetzone and submontane zone of Sri Lanka. This epyphite can be seen in shady places. In addition to Sri Lanka, this same plant has been recorded from India and Nepal. Above flowers were observed in March , 2015.Reference: An Annotated Checklist of the Orchids of Sri Lanka, Samantha ...

Binomial Name: Bulbophyllum thwaitesiiBulbophyllum thwaitesii is a wild orchid found mainly in wet zone of Sri Lanka. It is a epiphyte grown on the stems of trees. Above flowers were observed in February and March. Reference: An Annotated Checklist of the Orchids of Sri Lanka, Samantha Suranjan Fernando and Paul Ormerod

English: Sri Lanka Short-Horned Shrub frog Binomial: Pseudophilautus singu Pseudophilautus singu is an endemic species of frogs found in the wet zone of Sri Lanka. This species was described scientifically in 2009 for the first time. Bearing horn like tubercles on the upper eyelids caused to have the species name “Singu” which has the Sinhala meaning “Horn”. In the research ...

English: Water Snow FlatBinomial: Tagiades litigiosaWater Snow Flat is a butterfly belongs to Hesperiidae family. It lives in Asian countries including Sri Lanka. Above photograph was taken at Eastern Sinharaja.

English: Golden shrub frogBinomial: Pseudophilautus auratusSinhala: රන්වන් පඳුරු මැඩියා [Ranwan panduru madiya]Pseudophilautus auratus is an endemic species shrub frogs restricted to the wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. It is considered to be rare and commonly seen in higher elevations (513-1270m) of Sinharaja world heritage site, such as Morningside and Sooriyakanda forest reserves. Color of the body is highly variable ...

English: Lemon pansyBinomial: Junonia lemoniasLemon pansy is a widely distributed butterfly in South Asian region including Sri Lanka. Above was photographed at Yala national park in June, 2015. It is more common in the dry zone compared to the wet zone.

English: Sri Lanka red crab Binomial: Ceylonthelphusa sanguineaSinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රතු කකුළුවා[Sri Lanka rathu kakuluwa]Sri Lanka red crab is an endemic species of freshwater crabs found in Knuckles Range. Its habitats are small streams and waterfalls in the misty mountains of the Knuckles region. Above photographed one was found in a small stream at about 11 a.m in November, 2015. ...

English: Marbled rock frog / Kirtisinghe's rock frogBinomial: Nannophrys marmorataSinhala: දුම්බර ගල්පර දිය මැඩියා [Dumbara galpara diya madiya]Marbled rock frog is an endemic species of frogs found in Knuckles mountain range. It is one of two species of frogs in Sri Lanka which belong to genus Nannophrys. This species is a semi-aquatic and lives in rock crevices and on wet ...

English: Plain tigerBinomial: Danaus chrysippusPlain tiger is a widely distributed butterfly in Asian and African countries. It is a slow flier due to the less threat from predators. This butterfly is ignored by predators due to the unpalatable alkaloids contaminated in the body. Therefore some other species of butterflies such as Indian fritillary, mimic the characteristics of Plain tiger. In ...