this presentation focus on the species of continental island in the region.

1. • SPECIES OF SRI-LANKA(CONTINENTAL
ISLAND)
Fishes :
Common name :
cherry barb

2. • Common name:
• Catfish

3. COMMON NAME:
BELONTIA

4. COMMON NAME:
ATTENTICE CARPLET

5. COMMON NAME:
DIANA ZEBRA

6. COMMON NAME:
GUITAR FISH

7. COMMON NAME:
ELECTRIC EEL

8. COMMON NAME:
GOLDEN BELLY BARB

9. COMMON NAME:
GREEN LABIO

10. COMMON NAME:
GARRA RUFA

11. COMMON NAME:
HETROPNEUSTES

12. COMMON NAME:
KELETIUS

13. COMMON NAME:
LIPSTICK GOBY

14. COMMON NAME:
PADDLE FISH

15. COMMON NAME:
RASBORA

16. COMMON NAME:
SHARK

17. COMMON NAME:
PEARL SPOT FISH

18. COMMON NAME:
SIAMESE FISH

19. COMMON NAME:
SAIL BARB

20. COMMON NAME:
SPINY EEL

21. COMMON NAME:
TICTO BARB

22. COMMON NAME:
RESBORA WILTIA

23. APHIBIANS
Common name:
Bull frog
Scientific name:
Kaloula
taprobanica

24. ADAPTATIONS
Bull frogs have modified fore limb which help them to climb tress.
They have secrete a slime on their body which help them to escape from
predator.
Bull frogs have protrucible mucus tongue which help out to catch small insects.

25. COMMON NAME:ICHTHYOPHIS
Scientific name:
Ichthyophis glutinosus

26. ADAPTATIONS
Ichthyophis have modified gills which help them to gain oxygen in both conditions.
They have pointed head whuch help them to go into burrows.
Females have evolve a special adaptation that thy lay jelly coated eggs which prevent
from desiccation.
Ichthyophis secretes mucus on their body which make difficult for the predators to catch
them.

27. REPTILES
Common name: Russel viper
snake
Scientific name:Daboia rusalki

28. ADAPTATIONS
They have a modified fangs through which they inject poison to the animal’s
body.
The have evolve a special mechanism of spitting the poison on the animals from
a few meters away.
The skull of the viper snakes are modified greatly for feeding. Snakes can ingest
prey larger then the snake’s head size .
They have forked tongue which have specialized sensory organs the Jacobson’s
organ that can detect odor molecules in the air.

29. COMMON NAME:GECKOS
Scientific name:Gecko Feetsies

30. ADAPTATIONS
 They have large eyes their pupil contract and narrow during the day time. But
widens at night. This is an adaptation for night vision.
 They have adhesive disks on their digits disks help them for claiming on trees and
walls.
 They have well keratinized skin. This is an adaptation for terrestrial ,mode of life.
 They have protractible tongue for capturing the insects.

31. MAMMALS
Common name: sloth bear
Scientific name:
Melursus Ursinus

32. ADAPTATIONS
 They have no upper incisors, which allow their long tongue to slip through and suck
up insects. This adaptation also allows them to use their lower incisors to scrape
away bark from trees to get at the insects below
 Their 4-inch-long curved claws are also designed for digging for grubs and tearing
apart termite mounds their lower incisors to scrape away bark from trees to get at
the insects below.
 They have a dense coat of hairs which act as a insulator.

33. COMMON NAME:RED SLENDER
LORIS
Scientific name:
Loris tardigrades

34. ADAPTATIONS
 Its large eyes that face forward, giving it excellent night vision as well as superb
depth perception.
 It uses its hands and feet skillfully and they are well adapted to climbing
amongst the trees of its habitat.
They have an opposable big toe on each foot, producing a pincer-like grip.

35. BIRDS
Common name:Drazzling bee
eater
Scientific name:
Merops orientalis

36. ADAPTATIONS
 The have sharp beak to capture ants ,bees, and wasps .this sharp beak is also very
helpful to burrow their nest.
 Their colorful feathers play an important role in courtship behavior.
 The color patterns of feathers also uses in camouflage.
 they have modified appendages which provide point for the attachment of flight
feathers.