Category: Travel
Created by: jchathura
Number of Blossarys: 3
English (EN)
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 ...
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 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 ...
The Sinharaja Reserve has an impressive 147 speciesof birds recorded to date. It is also the only locality where 18 out of 20 birds species endemic to Sri Lanka may be viewed. White-headed Starling ...
In sinharaja, as in any rain forest, the presence of larger quadruped is indicated in the form of droppings, tracks, calls. The terrain and structure of the forest, however, make visual sightings ...
Guider must have good knowledge about the forest.Nature trails Sinharaja are being developed with artificial things and concretes. Monitoring of the conversation is very lower.
The Sinharaja lies within a rainfall range of 3,000 to 6,000 millimeters. Rainfall figures available for the last 60 years show values ranging from 3,614 to 5,006 millimeters in places, in and around ...
