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: Mittermeier's shrub frogBinomial: Pseudophilautus mittermeieriSinhala: මිටර්මයර්ගේ පඳුරු මැඩියාMittermeier's shrub frog is an endemic species of shrub frogs restricted to the lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka. According to the original description, they have been observed in Kottawa and Beraliya Forest, in Elpitiya at the elevation levels of 60m and 150m. This species is morphologically more similar to Pseudophilautus decoris ...
Binomial Name: Cyathea sinuataAn endemic rare tree fern found in low land wet zone of Sri Lanka. It can be seen in some areas of Sinharaja and Kanneliya. It is considered to be the only species of Cyathea that has simple leaves which has not been pinnated or lobed. This tree ferns is one of the smallest tree ferns found in Sri Lanka.
English : Common Grass Yellow Binomial Name : Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow butterfly lives in Asia and Africa. In Sri Lanka they have been distributed across all parts of the country.
Binomial: Habenaria criniferaSinhala: නාරිලතා/ නාරිදේහ උඩවැඩියා[Narilatha/Narideha udawediya]Found in India and Sri Lanka. Its Sinhala name 'නාරිලතා/[Narilatha]' is given due to the shape of the flower resemblance to the shape of the body of a women. Above flowers were found in the wet zone of Sri Lanka in the month of September.
English: Monkey PuzzleBinomial Name: Rathinda amorRathinda amor is a widely distributed butterfly in Sri Lanka except central highlands. Common in areas where the rainfall is high. This butterfly can also be seen in India. Its host plants belong to Rubiaceae, Dipterocarpeae, Euphorbiaceae, Loranthaceae, Sapindaceae and Myrtaceae families.
MaleMating, Left - Male, Right - FemaleEnglish: Dark-glittering ThreadtailBinomial Name: Elattoneura centralisDark-glittering Threadtail is an endemic common dragonfly found in Sri Lanka. Its population has been distributed in wet zone, dry zone and also in hill country. Male has a body with a metallic purple gloss which cant be seen in females. Above photographs were taken close to a branch ...
English : Scaly-breasted MuniaBinomial Name : Lonchura punctulataSinhala : ළය කායුරු වීකුරුල්ලා [Laya kayuru weekurulla]Scaly-breasted Munia is a common bird belongs to Estrildidae family. It can be seen in all geographical zones of Sri Lanka. They mainly feed on seeds. According to IUCN this bird has been categorized as "Least Concern". About eleven sub species of this bird have been ...
Wet-season formEnglish: Common evening brownBinomial Name: Melanitis ledaWidely distributed butterfly in Asia, Africa and Australia including Sri Lanka. Two seasonal forms exists namely Wet-season form and Dry-season from. Different types of grasses are the host plants of this butterfly.
Grows on wet surfaces of stonesSeed capsulesBinomial Name: Malaxis thwaitesiiMalaxis thwaitesii is a rare to find wild orchid grows in lowland wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. Most of the time it can be seen on wet surfaces of stones close to water streams.
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: Highland Hump-nosed Pit ViperBinomial: Hypnale nepa Sinhala: කදුකර මූකලන් තෙලිස්සාHypnale nepa is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Sri Lanka. 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 Hypnale sp. ‘amal’). Among them, population of H. nepa ...
Binomial Name: Vitis heyneana Sinhala: වල් මිදි[Wal midi] V.heyneana is a climbing vine that can be seen in low country rain forests of Sri Lanka. This plant is endemic to Asia and belongs to grape family. It is considered as a medicinal plant in Sri Lankan traditional medicine. It can be seen mostly in low country rain forest such as Sinharaja and Kanneliya.
Binomial Name : Zeuxine regia Sinhala : ඉරු රාජ [Iru Raja]An endemic and endangered ground orchid that grows in lowland wet zone and sub montane zone forests of Sri Lanka. Most of the time it grows on leaf litter. Z. regia is used in traditional medicine for treating snake bites.
English : Green Imperial PigeonBinomial Name : Ducula aeneaSinhala : නීල මහගොයා [Neela maha goya]A bird distributed in tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia including Sri Lanka. Number of sub species exist and the one found in Sri Lanka is D. a. pusilla. This arboreal bird is named as a forest bird and can be seen in canopy ...
Color of this one has been changed to match with the leaf litter.English: Stuart's shrub frogBinomial: Philautus stuartiSinhala: ස්ටුවර්ට්ගේ පඳුරු මැඩියා Philautus stuarti is an endemic species of amphibian restricted to the knuckles region of Sri Lanka. This species was first described from the Coberts Gap region of knuckles by Dr. Meegaskumbura and Mr. Kelum Manamendra-Archchi in 2005. Elevation above ...
In transition between tadpole and frogMaleFemaleEnglish : Mountain Hourglass Treefrog / Günther's Whipping FrogBinomial Name : Taruga eques / Polypedates equesSinhala : කඳුකර ගස් මැඩියාT. eques is an endemic frog restricted to central hills elevation between 1200-2130 meters above the sea level of Sri Lanka . An hour-glass shaped marking can be seen on dorsum.
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 : 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 ...
MaleEnglish : Black PrinceBinomial Name : Rohana parisatis Black prince is a species of butterfly lives in Asia. Upper side of the male is black and female has the color of yellowish brown. Male has three tiny white apical spots. In Sri Lanka it is uncommon and can be seen in dense forests of hill country.
