Category: Travel
Created by: jchathura
Number of Blossarys: 3
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The fish show little diversity with only three species commonly occurring in all forest streams. All these species are endemic to the island. The Comb-tail (Belontia signata) with red tinted fins and ...
There are many Amphibians in sinharaja rain forest. One of the commonest frogs in the forest is the Wrinkled Frog heard frequently from marshes and streams. Several species of tree frogs and the ...
The reptilian fauna of Sinharaja is represented by 45 species, of while 21 are endemic. This includes a large proportion of snakes, several lizards, tortoises and skinks. Among the venomous species ...
65 species of butterflies have been recorded in the western sector of the forest. These include 2 endemic species and 19 endemic subspecies. One of the rarest species in Sri Lanka, the Five bar ...
In the Sinharaja, floristic studies of nearly 17,000 trees and woody lianes above 30 centimeters girth revealed the presence of 211 species belonging to 119 genera and 43 families. Euphorbiaceae (Mac ...
There are many shrubs un the rain forest.Many animals build there nest in there. Melastomataceae(Melastoma malabathrica) Rubiaceae(Hedyotis fruticosa) Compositae(Eupatorium odoratum) Loganiaceae ...
There are many herbs.But do not allow to take them away from the reserve. Graminae ( Paspalum conjugatum) Orchidaceae (Arundina graminifolia) Lycopodiaceae ( Lycopodium cernuum) Gleichiniaceae ...
