4. There are 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera. 916 species and 18
genera are endemic to the island. Additionally, all but one of the island’s more than
55 dipterocarps are confined to Sri Lanka. Although not lately assessed, Sri Lanka’s
ferns are estimated at about 350 species. Diversity, richness, and endemism across
all taxa groups are much higher in the wet zone than in the dry zone. Wet zone,
which accounts for only a quarter of Sri Lanka’s land area, harbours 88 percent of
the flowering plants, and 95 percent of country's flowering plant endemics. The
natural forests of Sri Lanka are categorized into eight types. Sri Lankan
Environmentalist, Dr. Gothami Weerakoon has discovered 51 new varieties of Lichens
endemic to Sri Lanka, where 8 of them were found from the Knuckles Mountain
Range. While Dr. Udeni Jayalal et al found 2 new lichens from Horton Plains in 2012,
as Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis. A new Gesneriaceae species Henckelia
wijesundarae, endemic to Hiniduma, Galle is described and illustrated in 2016 by
Subhani Ranasinghe.
5. Fish
Due to Sri Lanka being in the
middle of the Indian ocean and it is
tropical. We have more than 1000
species of known to man kind that
are endemic or introduced.
Sri lanka is the water paradise that
rescues animals in need of help.
6. BIRDS
Sri lanka is home to
many exotic tropical
birds and our
national bird is the
jungle fowl and the
birds are so
beautiful .
We are home to
more than 400
species
7. MAMMALS
We are home to more than 130
species meaning we respect our
own family. Mammals are thriving
in Ceylon.
8. AMPHIBIANS
We have 110+ species and 90
endemic species. The 85% of
endemicity ratio makes Sri Lanka
the country which has the highest
amphibian endemism in Asia.
We are having endangered species
so please help save animals
9. REPTILES
We have a lot of reptiles and even
though the might be scary but they
are no monster. The venom could
be useful to us if it could cure a
disease that’s deadly such as
cancer, dengue, malaria and more
So please do not kill them even if
they kill you since you might have
provoked them or ate their eggs.
10. INVETEBRAE
The exact species for other orders is still not classified and documented. Walker on
1861, listed 2,007 species belongs to 9 insect orders and Haly on 1890 identified 1,510
beetle species from Sri Lanka. However, after series of many publications from many
foreign entomologists, Two Sri Lankan entomologists, Anura Wijesekara and D.P
Wijesinghe precisely documented 11,144 insect species belongs to 30 orders from Sri
Lanka in 2003. Hubbard and co-workers documented 46 species in 8 families of order
Ephemeroptera. Henneman in 2002 recorded 69 species in order Orthoptera. He also
collected few specimen of order Phasmatodea around central hills. 66 species of order
Blattodea are found, but not taxonomic evidences. Few species of the order Mantodea
were studies by Henry in 1931. Clear documentation of the species within Dermaptera
can be found, which was initiated by Burr (1901) and Brindle (1972). Within the termite
infraorder Isoptera, 56 species recorded. In 1913, Green compiled a concise catalogue
for isopterans in Sri Lanka. Only 4 species of order Embioptera are recorded. in the
order Psocoptera, two subfamilies studied. They are Epipsocidae and Pseudocaeciliidae.
Informations of the species of the orders Thysanoptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, and
Siphonaptera are very few and more studies are required. Only the family
Coniopterygidae of Neuroptera have been studied in 1982.
Sri Lanka is known to home for 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri
Lankan hemipterans are recorded in book "Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka.
Checklists on orders Trichoptera and Strepsiptera are well documented, but recent
work is needed.
11. !!URGENT!!
Our diverse and large amount of
life is unimaginable and we are
trying so hard to protect wild life.
We care about the environment
even though our government is
corrupt.
We are rescuing animals hit by
poachers, in need of help, so
please help animals in bad
situations. If you help animals you
will be filled with joy and goodness.
So help mother nature and it will
help you. So do it!
