Wildlife of Sri Lanka

Wildlife of Sri Lanka

Wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism in the world. These include sloth bear, elephants, monkeys, heron, leopards, peacocks, crocs, snakes, fishes, dolphins, some sharks, frogs, and turtles.By Dylan Samuel

ee also

*Wildlife conservation
*Wildlife of India
*Fauna of India
*List of fishes of India
*Wildlife of the Indian Subcontinent

References

External links

* [http://www.indianaturewatch.net/index.php “Online Photo Galleries” on Nature and Wildlife of India at "India Nature Watch (INW)" - spreading the love of nature and wildlife in India through photography]


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