Distribution zones: |
A1 = Monsoon scrub jungle - extreme north and North West. |
A2 = Monsoon scrub jungle - extreme south east |
B = Monsoon forest and grassland |
C = Inter monsoon forests |
D1 = Rain foest and grassland - below 900m |
D2 = Rain forest and grassland - 900 to 1500m |
D3 = Rain forest and grassland - above 1500m |
* = Five species of marine turtles that visit the beaches of A1,A2,B,C, and D1 |
** = Marine and snakes that inhabit estuaries, mangroves along the beaches of A1, A2, B, C, and D1 |
#% = The species of the genus Sphenomorphus is presently subjected to revision. Thus not listed under vegetation zones. |
Occurance: P - present, Ab - Absent, NR - Not recorded |
Hemidactylus maculatus hunae |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Hemidactylus scabriceps |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Hemidactylus triedrus lankae |
P |
NR |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Hemiphyllodactylus typus |
Ab |
Ab |
NR |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Lepidodactylus lugubris |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
NR |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Ophisops leschenaultii lankae |
P |
Ab |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ophisops minor minor |
P |
Ab |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Chalsidoseps thwaitesii |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
Ab |
Dasia halianus |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Lankascincus deignani |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
Ab |
Lankascincus deraniyagalae |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
Ab |
Lankascincus fallax |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
NR |
Lankascincus gansi |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Lankascincus taprobanensis |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
P |
Lnkascincus taylori |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
NR |
Lygosoma punctatus |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Lygosoma singha |
NR |
NR |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Mabuya beddomii |
P |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Mabuya bibronii |
P |
P |
P |
NR |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Mabuya carinata lankae |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Mabuya floweri |
P |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Mabuya macularia maculara |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Mabuya madaraszi |
P |
NR |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia bipes |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Nessia burtonii |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
Ab |
Nessia deraniyagalai |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia didactylus |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia hickanala |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia layardi |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia monodactylus |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Nessia sarasinorum |
Ab |
Ab |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Sphenomorphus dorsicatenatus # |
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Sphenomorphus dussumieri # |
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Sphenomorphus megalops # |
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Sphenomorphus rufogulus # |
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Sphenomorphus striatopunctatus # |
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Varanus bengalensis |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
Varanus salvator salvator |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Ab |
Ab |
SAURIA |
26 |
17 |
34 |
30 |
45 |
26 |
6 |