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Order - Testudine (CHELONIA)
Introductions Identification Distribution Species Found in SL References

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

               

Species

A1

A2

B

C

D1

D2

D3

Melanochelys trijuga parkeri

NR

NR

P

NR

Ab

Ab

Ab

Melanochelys trijuga thermalis

P

P

P

P

P

NR

Ab

Caretta caretta *    

P

P

NR

P

P

Ab

Ab

Chelonia mydas *

P

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

Eretmochelys imbricata *

P

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

Lepidochelys olivacea *

P

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

Dermochelys coriacea *

P

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

Geochelone elegans

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

Ab

Lissemys punctata punctata

P

P

P

P

P

Ab

Ab

TESTUDINES

8

8

8

8

7

Ab

Ab

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