Sri Lanka

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Sri Lanka is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005) for mammals, Dickinson (2003) for birds, the EMBL Reptile Database (2005) for reptiles, Frost (2004) for amphibians, and FishBase 2004 (2004) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Solisorex 1 spp. (Mammal Soricomorpha Soricidae)

Srilankamys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Phaenicophaeus 1 spp. (Bird Cuculidae)

Elaphrornis 1 spp. (Bird Sylviidae)

Ceratophora 5 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)

Cophotis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)

Lyriocephalus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)

Chalcidoseps 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)

Lankascincus 6 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)

Nessia 8 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)

Aspidura 6 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Balanophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Cercaspis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Haplocercus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Pseudotyphlops 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Uropeltidae)

Adenomus 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)

Lankanectes 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)

Nannophrys 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)

Malpulutta 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Osphronemidae)