Fauna of Sri Lanka

Bees of Sri Lanka

Being pollinators, bees have become the most useful group of insects and there are over 20,000 species of described bees in the world (Karunaratne &…

Land Snails of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is situated in one of the world’s 34 "biodiversity hotspots". Its land snail fauna is very diverse and at least 80% of the 253 r…

Freshwater Crabs of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is situated in one of the world’s 34 "biodiversity hotspots" (Beenaerts, 2010). Despite the island’s small size (65,600 km2), its…

Crocodiles in Sri Lanka

Of the 23 species of the family Crocodylidae, Sri Lanka is the home of two species of crocodiles (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කිඹුලන්) ; the  Hela Kimbula…

Whale Watching in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is considered one of the most popular whale-watching destinations in the world (Sankalpa et al., 2021). Presently, three locations in the …

Wild Cats of Sri Lanka

Of the 91 species of native mammals in Sri Lanka, 14 species belong to the order Carnivora while four of them are members of the family Felid (Mitht…