tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010520468311868772024-03-18T08:32:52.365+05:30Lanka Nature Summary“What I found around Sri Lanka..."Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-44155411950502350272024-03-03T21:44:00.000+05:302024-03-03T21:44:32.723+05:30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpEJddt7kgh6azxIneG0QzcWULrVIYBObyFkj6tBVbH6WaD_ceUTB6rlfaZFEFwUJstRA6zI_ZcXnfCCqqA7M7mR-TZ2KPtCkd1mKI8NQ2AQcXtoFqMeIT9BrMg9TBbxWeclNTLX-YRsAqgb2_qoyri1jHYF0cQejQtD3ZjlGjTqUNLpDMNL0IE7IWyI3/s3456/Strobilanthes%20diandra%201.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="3456" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpEJddt7kgh6azxIneG0QzcWULrVIYBObyFkj6tBVbH6WaD_ceUTB6rlfaZFEFwUJstRA6zI_ZcXnfCCqqA7M7mR-TZ2KPtCkd1mKI8NQ2AQcXtoFqMeIT9BrMg9TBbxWeclNTLX-YRsAqgb2_qoyri1jHYF0cQejQtD3ZjlGjTqUNLpDMNL0IE7IWyI3/w640-h464/Strobilanthes%20diandra%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJBILoly_SgYuNoJKWY_Ix10uQvLvApQET1Uih2tlw5Ht5tl1eT-oNgMoiwVrdrYI7a9lyDxhfe5XUZBbbF6pSk01fbNWlIjkdGS_eOuxkuN6TyDAearOjx4lduRXyNi3zfAZET4sUDanIp7Iz9EVee95FOHpLpEmO_jPl0D9os620buH3FLgtLafAkXI/s4740/Strobilanthes%20diandra%202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3138" data-original-width="4740" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJBILoly_SgYuNoJKWY_Ix10uQvLvApQET1Uih2tlw5Ht5tl1eT-oNgMoiwVrdrYI7a9lyDxhfe5XUZBbbF6pSk01fbNWlIjkdGS_eOuxkuN6TyDAearOjx4lduRXyNi3zfAZET4sUDanIp7Iz9EVee95FOHpLpEmO_jPl0D9os620buH3FLgtLafAkXI/w640-h424/Strobilanthes%20diandra%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
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Henckelia communis</i> is an endemic herb found in moist and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-57373092676748527652023-12-31T12:49:00.003+05:302023-12-31T12:50:26.093+05:30Woodfordia fruticosa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kZgiSm20pdedfUPvPpXqRVLei5AI5brpNE8hw1BiCDGT54H6rxAGLIlo1c9kSvl_t4ZPeXh6BxVe3Q1Bv8sFUtJCb7-Q1W-YZ4DyVtJN1YxVsXaTYpWczhupw6-dPidmbKbsHtBpcEutoce9cjajbA4ETFhPXrNLmQ9Hb00I6K_zpMTcsB-495k8HJYj/s4848/IMG_1850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="4848" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kZgiSm20pdedfUPvPpXqRVLei5AI5brpNE8hw1BiCDGT54H6rxAGLIlo1c9kSvl_t4ZPeXh6BxVe3Q1Bv8sFUtJCb7-Q1W-YZ4DyVtJN1YxVsXaTYpWczhupw6-dPidmbKbsHtBpcEutoce9cjajbA4ETFhPXrNLmQ9Hb00I6K_zpMTcsB-495k8HJYj/w640-h380/IMG_1850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<i>Woodfordia fruticosa</i> is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-18036397308993032292023-12-31T12:42:00.001+05:302023-12-31T12:43:57.545+05:30Impatiens macrophylla<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtASY9Lhw3J9uSe66aRMy6gI7FjCPQGpKDkF-lGwK3B48LjjnBpru_7o-7jSm22uQTjNrODawWoGnOGzYaMqGx-Od9qFcKUwGrtPsUS92qjmDWAxA51ehpmGo5RrLTm2mTPgcHdOF4vmBbhvpFrssOLOA_J-AlwyeF1pdVAOAEfQvKnfznEhoEPeaDbwX/s4320/Impatiens%20macrophylla%201.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="4320" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtASY9Lhw3J9uSe66aRMy6gI7FjCPQGpKDkF-lGwK3B48LjjnBpru_7o-7jSm22uQTjNrODawWoGnOGzYaMqGx-Od9qFcKUwGrtPsUS92qjmDWAxA51ehpmGo5RrLTm2mTPgcHdOF4vmBbhvpFrssOLOA_J-AlwyeF1pdVAOAEfQvKnfznEhoEPeaDbwX/w640-h423/Impatiens%20macrophylla%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2AAZHoJ0eCil2F7i-2n8SdoerA0boDKJAzAHb-bSxq0OPrBUbpsGQIqTn2zEvdnQOJ2uN4F8GlqiBLc21PpWUz7UnG5fDd3mg4jrSGBa6p-9iqn6aJdFJ5MYgW0reGGuiRrr-a3DNYiCsSW47iCiCKRJ0QdJCGHQgKmFd4hwu27IbwHUV0bAxi2g197s/s3392/Impatiens%20macrophylla%202.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="3392" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2AAZHoJ0eCil2F7i-2n8SdoerA0boDKJAzAHb-bSxq0OPrBUbpsGQIqTn2zEvdnQOJ2uN4F8GlqiBLc21PpWUz7UnG5fDd3mg4jrSGBa6p-9iqn6aJdFJ5MYgW0reGGuiRrr-a3DNYiCsSW47iCiCKRJ0QdJCGHQgKmFd4hwu27IbwHUV0bAxi2g197s/w640-h402/Impatiens%20macrophylla%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfCAZosyo_R1xayI574BsNEs_KCvyBCLqjO86mzcLk78SjT4sCEfYs3ue2iXrH_Ew4rLM6tJOt8OejYO2L8IchyQh0rsqrxkkO_6kYOfFoqk23v2qzC4OTRX8ZWaw4dBjJlbnaExaunPZ9x0sGALFwaJO3MVQ5z-pGM5ujwG3rjUwRQOfcs6-L0q3cU51/s3456/Impatiens%20macrophylla%203.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfCAZosyo_R1xayI574BsNEs_KCvyBCLqjO86mzcLk78SjT4sCEfYs3ue2iXrH_Ew4rLM6tJOt8OejYO2L8IchyQh0rsqrxkkO_6kYOfFoqk23v2qzC4OTRX8ZWaw4dBjJlbnaExaunPZ9x0sGALFwaJO3MVQ5z-pGM5ujwG3rjUwRQOfcs6-L0q3cU51/w640-h427/Impatiens%20macrophylla%203.JPG" width="640" /></a>
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<i>Impatiens macrophylla</i> is an endemic plant found in the montane forests of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-11032089315993972852023-12-31T12:23:00.001+05:302023-12-31T12:23:32.593+05:30Impatiens linearis<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13dhY88tbYqbzfC9yGKpM7yeuUyytLObqeSQ00_sg5-HWb0f2fmrW6hCCJpJzjogYD-pxzPnxLE6nnfgGM9pooAycBpQOReoKE3FbGMv1JqMnSvfAwaqvmej9Dh1uktCBDLAy7QAZqo_EOg6d9O8LBryIecPBHBmMtW-afcUsdP1s6QuP6EqzBO-L6-d9/s4272/IMG_2372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="4272" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13dhY88tbYqbzfC9yGKpM7yeuUyytLObqeSQ00_sg5-HWb0f2fmrW6hCCJpJzjogYD-pxzPnxLE6nnfgGM9pooAycBpQOReoKE3FbGMv1JqMnSvfAwaqvmej9Dh1uktCBDLAy7QAZqo_EOg6d9O8LBryIecPBHBmMtW-afcUsdP1s6QuP6EqzBO-L6-d9/w640-h396/IMG_2372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<i>Impatiens linearis </i> is an endemic plant found in wetzone forests of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-8516223676904691982023-12-31T12:01:00.004+05:302023-12-31T12:01:54.826+05:30Strobilanthes lipulina<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4XhM9f8ZCVEegyOuixaakLSn5vo6Ta6xWYNHIT_ICNRlb7-L10_q8zlcrgi51qv0ygfjrFlg_6O1PAS6fy50t_-xo9bEt6jT4DbVSZMZnALJ59lTtItBeZ4cIHsUS05p-4lI1cYvxxig2luzowpd6XBUbpzlujeuH1KSbNZxdBska4eWwSG1EaQm3Mti/s4848/Strobilanthes%20lupulina%201.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3282" data-original-width="4848" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4XhM9f8ZCVEegyOuixaakLSn5vo6Ta6xWYNHIT_ICNRlb7-L10_q8zlcrgi51qv0ygfjrFlg_6O1PAS6fy50t_-xo9bEt6jT4DbVSZMZnALJ59lTtItBeZ4cIHsUS05p-4lI1cYvxxig2luzowpd6XBUbpzlujeuH1KSbNZxdBska4eWwSG1EaQm3Mti/w640-h433/Strobilanthes%20lupulina%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<i>Strobilanthes lupulina</i> is a flowering plant found in the wet zone forests of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-38463379905626568012023-11-13T07:04:00.005+05:302023-11-13T07:08:35.019+05:30Robiquetia brevifolia (Lindl.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Px0Cfh_SUMFIKb-PZy5PUuYTbwTYIwAb59rp7tzK6pOPVgxaDUa3N9mOHb1DeCUlB-rqcZy_OVWWVHz7SbOshcgN89AGSXz-TjeoisOm-B0Um0CeMrg-ySmJqAqY8MrWUrVErwJDA2n3OnW_urBUz56dwIKk9hrXX7puOWFCMJK4DC3YYttS45JwH8cy/s4878/robiquetia%20brevifolia%20IMG_2287.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4878" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Px0Cfh_SUMFIKb-PZy5PUuYTbwTYIwAb59rp7tzK6pOPVgxaDUa3N9mOHb1DeCUlB-rqcZy_OVWWVHz7SbOshcgN89AGSXz-TjeoisOm-B0Um0CeMrg-ySmJqAqY8MrWUrVErwJDA2n3OnW_urBUz56dwIKk9hrXX7puOWFCMJK4DC3YYttS45JwH8cy/s600/robiquetia%20brevifolia%20IMG_2287.JPG"/></a></div>
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<b>Name: Robiquetia brevifolia</b><br/>Four species of <i>Robiquetia</i> genus are found naturally in Sri Lanka. Among them, <i>Robiquetia brevifolia</i> (Lindl.) is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is seen in mountain forests.</div>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-71280861361127938742023-10-05T12:45:00.000+05:302023-10-05T12:45:15.932+05:30Strobilanthes zeylanica<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmdXJ2G87jbleUU4_iw-5Y3jQTsS1yQq6ngMuY7sjpH6eD-PZY7vLdLzBe9QW_n_BPzi1N45v9kbisSqEpl8WG0w-G3h4RPXlN02LQv1maR-qNW-jnl00ioB9MHOK2ZUy5l8XIDIA_XgiZ4qLnRcLTp1RFL_9STP7LhpQK0sEl9311j7txfP6ohZrWEt3/s4266/Strobilanthes%20zeylanica%201.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="4266" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmdXJ2G87jbleUU4_iw-5Y3jQTsS1yQq6ngMuY7sjpH6eD-PZY7vLdLzBe9QW_n_BPzi1N45v9kbisSqEpl8WG0w-G3h4RPXlN02LQv1maR-qNW-jnl00ioB9MHOK2ZUy5l8XIDIA_XgiZ4qLnRcLTp1RFL_9STP7LhpQK0sEl9311j7txfP6ohZrWEt3/w640-h430/Strobilanthes%20zeylanica%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<i>Strobilanthes zeylanica</i> is an endemic plant found in wetzone of Sri LankaBuddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-34025809373949612042023-09-16T21:34:00.004+05:302023-09-16T21:34:47.973+05:30Strobilanthes habracanthoides<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZA2-jaK2OYnYxnq_TXrWlQkbp5ZjNzymANBoGrMkUAtekJdo0Yqt4DUCXGM4_W4_aTFIIDK5tGbaEE_h5FZj2yZfO4t4PY3jG2QgpteCFaCxq-r7hZ2Zl1C81JmJ4VsuV7TWHfKDqwoSqi-fPab6PPmim4AELePb18-X4iz_7oRNNwakwev7LvhavYO3/s4440/Impatiens%20cuspidata_IMG_1164.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="4440" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZA2-jaK2OYnYxnq_TXrWlQkbp5ZjNzymANBoGrMkUAtekJdo0Yqt4DUCXGM4_W4_aTFIIDK5tGbaEE_h5FZj2yZfO4t4PY3jG2QgpteCFaCxq-r7hZ2Zl1C81JmJ4VsuV7TWHfKDqwoSqi-fPab6PPmim4AELePb18-X4iz_7oRNNwakwev7LvhavYO3/w640-h434/Impatiens%20cuspidata_IMG_1164.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i>
Strobilanthes habracanthoides</i> is an endemic shrub found in Sri Lankan forests.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-42497657570505637512023-09-16T21:23:00.003+05:302023-09-16T21:24:51.458+05:30Cynoglossum furcatum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsduWonCDzUruxU3e6XR3pmOOxUmX5WcmKpypRj0nYnzlM_PXAfYXiybOiUV_dgBF89jluqN95AGIjfWjGB_3fmcc8johyYfCFHZ-Gqou1zWAB4I4etrp5NkC5hg_rvL1klv0qQFZK5DOiOAkweYS8BYAzve4vFVQZImaMUe4oXiE2frsS0hePviDuG6R/s4746/IMG_1903.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3030" data-original-width="4746" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsduWonCDzUruxU3e6XR3pmOOxUmX5WcmKpypRj0nYnzlM_PXAfYXiybOiUV_dgBF89jluqN95AGIjfWjGB_3fmcc8johyYfCFHZ-Gqou1zWAB4I4etrp5NkC5hg_rvL1klv0qQFZK5DOiOAkweYS8BYAzve4vFVQZImaMUe4oXiE2frsS0hePviDuG6R/w640-h408/IMG_1903.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><p><i>
Cynoglossum furcatum</i>(Forget-me-not) is a indigenous plant found mainly in hill contry.</p>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-44280211959323978252023-06-17T19:41:00.004+05:302023-09-16T21:27:05.311+05:30Impatiens cuspidata<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G6CVlXhSifN_o7sJJV0bOeQvxTH0tVf2ffKNVJMQPLu8Kgnvz_o3AYnouvWATVdvVaVde-W2YnycIznQbNDPAD8RLFvQ3lM_63nooSrl2aehbbFzaipnYkXSZG_BJbIEfCiHECcCa8_RjX1xB-S4lJJSdeLyobuTNCx6w7KMrfkNTT-Ou5qxa8IvEQ/s4602/Impatiens%20cuspidata_IMG_1954.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="4602" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G6CVlXhSifN_o7sJJV0bOeQvxTH0tVf2ffKNVJMQPLu8Kgnvz_o3AYnouvWATVdvVaVde-W2YnycIznQbNDPAD8RLFvQ3lM_63nooSrl2aehbbFzaipnYkXSZG_BJbIEfCiHECcCa8_RjX1xB-S4lJJSdeLyobuTNCx6w7KMrfkNTT-Ou5qxa8IvEQ/w640-h424/Impatiens%20cuspidata_IMG_1954.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Impatiens cuspidata</i> is a plant naturally found in highlands
of Sri Lanka.<br />Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-88665122134043162012023-05-15T21:05:00.002+05:302023-05-15T21:05:24.543+05:30Disporum cantoniense<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9dc3QMmVEPtSyDw8LY5szu3SJZegNnvih7YYREFu9rng7i8FAEIH68sai3Seh7lWWolko_Yt7J9sgR_8-bjLQ0USYjOAhjg24T3S09TXRp6cnp8FFZ32TEDnlAij5C2Mh91ZfYdltLc_dZ9zL0oq8lVq8sx3YrMWSlYgi_ZPN6aJZzEAs1wYnvuZcw/s4992/IMG_2012.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3126" data-original-width="4992" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9dc3QMmVEPtSyDw8LY5szu3SJZegNnvih7YYREFu9rng7i8FAEIH68sai3Seh7lWWolko_Yt7J9sgR_8-bjLQ0USYjOAhjg24T3S09TXRp6cnp8FFZ32TEDnlAij5C2Mh91ZfYdltLc_dZ9zL0oq8lVq8sx3YrMWSlYgi_ZPN6aJZzEAs1wYnvuZcw/w640-h401/IMG_2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<i>Disporum cantoniense</i> is a herb found in mountains regioins of Sri LankaBuddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-46393538384893865542023-05-14T00:39:00.001+05:302023-05-14T00:39:38.732+05:30 Cryptostylis arachnites<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvdQQKr7LaQlp45OgRvCAWvkm0UxAB-SMkHNYRY1FHruzw5iF-IDMy5kHngcVO_n7MDeY6WDNVE3ySy5IVimCv_biJbDYhckdycvNJ18OQUB_H-EWzZ2D4GapPAuHKfmsiFbsEkwdPvr3kW1ofuxeV0sIhgVNhJBhkcf_i7K5WdBkZPLdtmPPhgkZ4g/s5184/IMG_1201.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5184" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvdQQKr7LaQlp45OgRvCAWvkm0UxAB-SMkHNYRY1FHruzw5iF-IDMy5kHngcVO_n7MDeY6WDNVE3ySy5IVimCv_biJbDYhckdycvNJ18OQUB_H-EWzZ2D4GapPAuHKfmsiFbsEkwdPvr3kW1ofuxeV0sIhgVNhJBhkcf_i7K5WdBkZPLdtmPPhgkZ4g/w640-h417/IMG_1201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<i>Cryptostylis arachnites</i> is an indigenous wild orchid found in wet zone of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-982674001633326182021-12-05T18:26:00.004+05:302021-12-05T18:30:42.951+05:30Henckelia angusta<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtr2ITpguME/Yay1Pil3mZI/AAAAAAAAKI0/RZXmZ16RsTkZ8mjCBfiwh9TU0DGdpZCCACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1275.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Henckelia angusta" border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtr2ITpguME/Yay1Pil3mZI/AAAAAAAAKI0/RZXmZ16RsTkZ8mjCBfiwh9TU0DGdpZCCACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h397/IMG_1275.JPG" width="640" /></a><i>
Henckelia angusta</i> is an endemic herb found on rocky surfaces of shady sreams. It has been restricted to lowland forests of southwestern part of Sri Lanka.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-20120224451521988622021-12-02T22:31:00.002+05:302021-12-02T22:31:58.298+05:30Erdelen's horn lizard (Ceratophora erdeleni)<div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUdwyxovYTk/YM7PsyAcMjI/AAAAAAAAJTs/YIuFDLYCJRcypTowJckk3_Mo6ywz8pbQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Ceratophora%2Berdeleni_1.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Ceratophora erdeleni" border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="2048" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUdwyxovYTk/YM7PsyAcMjI/AAAAAAAAJTs/YIuFDLYCJRcypTowJckk3_Mo6ywz8pbQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h412/Ceratophora%2Berdeleni_1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHqYXs0Z9Cg/YM7P5XIlmRI/AAAAAAAAJTw/brzgWY262ow6YJuF14F9Q8pDKPVuFqt2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Ceratophora%2Berdeleni_2.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ceratophora erdeleni" border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHqYXs0Z9Cg/YM7P5XIlmRI/AAAAAAAAJTw/brzgWY262ow6YJuF14F9Q8pDKPVuFqt2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h394/Ceratophora%2Berdeleni_2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>English:</b> Erdelen's horn lizard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Sinhala: </b>අර්ඩලන්ගේ අං කටුස්සා</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Binomial name:</b> <i>Ceratophora erdeleni</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Erdelen's horned lizard is a species of lizards found in the eastern part of Sinharaja.
Population of this lizard has been restricted to a very limited area in the Morningside and Rakwana region of Sinharaja. Although it is called a horned lizard, it does not always have a prominent horn. A small remnant horn can sometimes be seen. But there is a species of lizard called <i>Ceratophora stoddartii</i> that lives in the central highlands of Sri Lanka who bears a more prominent horn compared to <i>Ceratophora erdeleni</i>.
Looking at a phylogenetic tree, it seems that these two species have recently been separated from each other and evolved into two species.
Most likely the topography of Rakwawna mountains and central highlands has been the reason to evolve them as two separate species.</div>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-33752666837360090872021-02-21T17:22:00.005+05:302021-02-22T10:46:32.843+05:30Polyspora dassanayakei
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<b>Binomial Name:</b> <i>Polyspora dassanayakei</i><br />
<b>Sinhala:</b> දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය[Dasanayakage Mihiriya]<br /><i>
Polyspora dassanayakei</i> (දසනායකගේ මිහිරිය) is a relatively rare species of endemic tree confined to montane forests.Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-84255403611154902822020-12-02T15:47:00.006+05:302020-12-02T15:49:20.976+05:30Impatiens henslowiana<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00TPpJ6_xMs/X8dms0w7bCI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/qI2VkcMxVQsaufkHyO31KlYk6myvWWWwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Impatiens%2Bhenslowiana.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Impatiens henslowiana" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1673" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00TPpJ6_xMs/X8dms0w7bCI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/qI2VkcMxVQsaufkHyO31KlYk6myvWWWwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w327-h400/Impatiens%2Bhenslowiana.JPG" width="327" /></a></div>
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Binomial:</b> <i>Impatiens henslowiana</i><div><b>English:</b> Impatiens </div><div><b>Sinhala:</b> කූඩලු[Kudalu]</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Impatiens henslowiana </i>grows in Sri Lankan rain forests where elevation level is between 900-2000m.</div>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-39837967061229670292020-10-01T19:16:00.004+05:302020-10-01T19:16:32.047+05:30Merrem's hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale)<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjxSnASg6eXkwBfx2a4PzQMRVEFQAfhG7Xwz-HgbvAtG_mh1gnt8hwhizZOCZFHTiOV43FlMZnii3dNTP9XOPPyKI4zZ_0Hb_7PocXOwCLRS5s73lEvT_usThPQYCX_WiYEJDAJMdkNQ/s2048/Hypnale+hypnale-5.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2048" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjxSnASg6eXkwBfx2a4PzQMRVEFQAfhG7Xwz-HgbvAtG_mh1gnt8hwhizZOCZFHTiOV43FlMZnii3dNTP9XOPPyKI4zZ_0Hb_7PocXOwCLRS5s73lEvT_usThPQYCX_WiYEJDAJMdkNQ/w640-h391/Hypnale+hypnale-5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niD-6HtuzmA/X3XZn_5iN8I/AAAAAAAAHYU/OcrmVTXnN9UzpjudXLf1z6H17l2aLPcWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-4.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niD-6HtuzmA/X3XZn_5iN8I/AAAAAAAAHYU/OcrmVTXnN9UzpjudXLf1z6H17l2aLPcWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h394/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXvN6v0YINc/X3XZg8a4moI/AAAAAAAAHYQ/cpSUZVZk6jISeH7C6EaE7MX4MutAVKc3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-3.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" height="435" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXvN6v0YINc/X3XZg8a4moI/AAAAAAAAHYQ/cpSUZVZk6jISeH7C6EaE7MX4MutAVKc3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h435/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbyDmivlkzQ/X3XZZiDsdsI/AAAAAAAAHYI/bl8A72G9VQghUQj5_F-kUH0FzXgOQv9zACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-2.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="2048" height="395" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbyDmivlkzQ/X3XZZiDsdsI/AAAAAAAAHYI/bl8A72G9VQghUQj5_F-kUH0FzXgOQv9zACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h395/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTriPljQ8Xk/X3XZL1-AYhI/AAAAAAAAHYE/GtWpmlC9B_wYV1dFB6jW0knHc_hgHbeqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-1.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2048" height="382" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTriPljQ8Xk/X3XZL1-AYhI/AAAAAAAAHYE/GtWpmlC9B_wYV1dFB6jW0knHc_hgHbeqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h382/Hypnale%2Bhypnale-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b>
English: </b>Merrem's hump-nosed viper<br /><b>
Sinhala:</b> කුණකටුවා / පොලොන් තෙලිස්සා [Kunakatuwua/Polon thelissa]<br /><b>
Binomial name:</b> <i>Hypnale hypnale</i><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Hypnale hypnale</i> (Merrem's hump-nosed viper) is a venomous pit viper species found in Sri Lanka and India. Based on the taxonomic revisions done so far, have stated that there are four species that belong to the genus <i>Hypnale</i> which live in Sri Lanka (Including possibly new species Hypnale sp. ‘amal’). Among them, population of <i>H. hypnale</i> in Sri Lanka has been observed mainly in anthropogenic habitats and no observations have been made in undisturbed forests (Maduwage et al. 2009). At a glance, morphologically all these four species look similar. But with a closer look, <i>H. hypnale</i> can be easily distinguished from its congeners using scalation and with the help of non raised snout tip. This species is more active at night and in the day time they live under the logs, rocks and in the leaf litter. Venom of this genus mainly causes local envenoming, coagulopathy, acute renal failure and death. A research done by Dr. Anjana Silva and others (Silva et al. 2012) to compare the in-vivo toxicity of venoms of this genus reveals that the venom of <i>H. hypnale</i> has the highest toxicity compared to the venom of <i>H. zara</i> and <i>H. nepa</i>, with the LD50 value of 1.6 μg protein/g. Since there are known human bite reports with serious complications, this snake has been placed in the category of ‘Medically important’. </div>
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Silva, Anjana, Panduka Gunawardena, Danister Weilgama, Kalana Maduwage, and Indika Gawarammana 2012 Comparative in-Vivo Toxicity of Venoms from South Asian Hump-Nosed Pit Vipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae: Hypnale). BMC Research Notes 5(1): 471. </span><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maduwage, Kalana, Anjana Silva, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, and Rohan Pethiyagoda 2009 A Taxonomic Revision of the South Asian Hump-Nosed Pit Vipers (Squamata: Viperidae: Hypnale). Zootaxa 2232: 1–28. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maduwage K, Kularatne K, Wazil A, Gawarammana I: Coagulopthy, acute kidney injury and death following Hypnale zara envenoming – The first case report from Sri Lanka. Toxicon 2011, 58:641–643
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<b>English:</b> Rohan’s Globular Frog<br />
<b>Sinhala:</b> රොහාන්ගේ මොට හොඹු මැඩියා[Rohange motahombu madiya]<br />
<b>Binomial:</b> <i>Uperodon rohani
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Taxonomic revision done in the genus <i>Uperadon </i>describes that previously known amphibian Uperodon variegatus of Sri Lanka as a new species and it was named as <i>Uperadon rohani</i>.
Also it is said that this species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Species name ‘rohani’ has been used in honor of Mr. Rohan pethiyagoda, who is a popular naturalist in the country.
<i>Uperadon rohani</i> differs from its close Indian relative <i>Uperadon variegatus</i> by a set of morphological characters. In addition to the morphology, genetic studies done in the research based on 16S mitochondrial RNA also proves the same.</div>
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<b>English: </b>Handapan ella shrub frog<br />
<b>Sinhala:</b> හඳපාන් ඇල්ල පැදුරු මැඩියා[Handapan ella panduru madiya]<br />
<b>Binomial:</b> <i>Pseudophilautus lunatus </i><br />
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Pseudophilautus lunatus</i> was first described in 2005 using a specimen found in Hadapan Ella near Suriyakanda in the Eastern Sinharaja area.
Species name ‘Lunatus’ has the meaning of ‘Moon’. The species-epithet <i>lunatus </i>derives from Lunar which is a Latin word for moon. That word alludes to the type locality (‘Handapan Ella’ = moonlit waterfall).
In their research paper, the first two observers, Kelum Manamendra Arachchi and Rohan Pethiyagoda, have mentioned that the endemic <i>P. lunatus</i> specimen was first observed in a cloud forest at an elevation of 1270 m above the sea level.
So this amphibian which is geographically confined to a very small area, can be considered as a species with a higher possibility of extinction.</div>
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<b>English:</b> Dumbara corrugated frog<br />
<b>Sinhala:</b> ඩිල්මා පදුරු මැඩියා[Dilmah panduru madiya]<br />
<b>Binomial:</b><i> Pseudophilautus dilmah
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Lulkandura Estate, known as the first tea plantation of Sri Lanka was first established by Mr. James Taylor in 1867. Even though most of the natural forests in the Loolkandura were cut down for early tea cultivation long time ago, only a small portion of the original cover still exists.
Small frog in below photos was first described from the same area Loolkandura by a team of researchers led by Mr. Mendis Wickramasinghe in 2015. Population of them has only been restricted to the remaining natural forest patches of Loolkadura. Also the newly discovered frog was given the name Dilmah shrub frog (<i>Pseudophilautus dilmah</i>, ඩිල්මා පදුරු මැඩියා). The species has been named after Dilmah, which is a world renowned Sri Lankan tea exporting company who has contributed to the research. The fragmentation of forests and the global warming can be considered as threats for this rare frog.<br /></div>
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<br />Wickramasinghe, Mendis; Bandara, Imesh Nuwan; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Tennakoon,Kamani; Samarakoon,Sameera; Wickramasinghe, Nethu (26 April 2015). "Pseudophilautus dilmah, a new species of shrub frog (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from a threatened habitat Loolkandura in Sri Lanka".</span>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-78649930947508943552020-03-08T18:56:00.001+05:302020-03-08T18:56:46.392+05:30Temnophylloides astridula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Binomial name: </b><i>Temnophylloides astridula</i><br />
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<i>Temnophylloides astridula</i> is a leaf mimicking katydid resides in lowland wet zone. Genus Temnophylloides is monotypic and endemic to Sri Lanka. Family which this katydid belongs to has been diversified from others about 200-150 million years ago in the jurassic.</div>
Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-59501850817838315142019-08-25T22:35:00.001+05:302019-08-25T22:37:21.504+05:30Dumbara corrugated frog (Lankanectes pera)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>English: </b>Dumbara corrugated frog<br />
<b>Sinhala: </b>දුම්බර වකරැලි මැඩියා [Dumbara wakareli madiya]<br />
<b>Binomial: </b> <i>Lankanectes pera</i><br />
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For more than 150 years, it was believed that the genus Lankanectes is monotypic and the genus consists of a one species named, <i>Lankanectes corrugatus</i>. But later, a group of researchers observed an amphibian in Knuckles mountains that was very similar to previously known <i>L. corrugatus</i>, but having some morphological differences. </div>
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Finally in 2018, they have described the Lankanectes population resides in the knuckles mountain range as a new species by giving the name, <i>Lankanectes pera</i>. Species was named after University of Peradeniya and the name 'Pera' is a short form of the name for University of Peradeniya which is being used by many university students. </div>
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Genetic studies have also been carried out to compare genetic differences between <i>L. corrugatus</i> and the knuckles population of Lankanectes. Results from DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analyses have shown that L. pera differs from L. corrugates by 3.5−3.7% uncorrected genetic distances for 16S rRNA, which is adequate to name the knuckles population as a separate species. Based on the study, they have concluded that the new species defers from <i>L. corrugates</i> in external morphology, genetics and climatic niche. </div>
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Distribution of <i>L. pera</i> is very limited and they have been restricted to higher altitude streams flowing through the montane forests in the Knuckles region where elevation is about 1100m above the sea level. Also, the environments they live have already been threatened by human activities. Hence, some immediate conservation actions must be taken to protect this rare frog.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Referance:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Senevirathne, Gayani & Samarawickrama, Pradeep & Wijayathilaka, Nayana & Manameendraarchchi, Kelum & Samarawikrama, DRNS & Meegaskumbura, Madhava. (2018). A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae). Zootaxa. 4461. 519-538. 10.11646/zootaxa.4461.4.4.
</span>Buddhika Mawellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869025896878246335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401052046831186877.post-64261734701612222042019-06-09T18:55:00.004+05:302019-06-24T11:08:10.259+05:30Mihintale Red Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla mihintalei)<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TNxHVig7NJY/XP0HLIueprI/AAAAAAAAErc/4Zy8Ho-WeKguYTvbra9M5UnhOUbIQMIvwCLcBGAs/s1600/Microhyla_mihintalei.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1600" height="366" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TNxHVig7NJY/XP0HLIueprI/AAAAAAAAErc/4Zy8Ho-WeKguYTvbra9M5UnhOUbIQMIvwCLcBGAs/s640/Microhyla_mihintalei.JPG" width="640" /></a>
<b>English: </b>Mihintale Red Narrow-mouthed Frog <br />
<b>Sinhala: </b>මිහින්තලය රතු මුව පටු මැඩියා [Mihinthalaya rathu muwa-patu madiya]<br />
<b>Binomial: </b> <i>Microhyla mihintalei</i><br />
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Mihintale Red Narrow-mouthed Frog(<i>Microhyla mihintalei</i>) is an endemic frog and it was described recently (2016) with the help of specimens collected from dry zone of Sri Lanka including Mihinthale. The species was named after Mihintale which is one of the world’s earliest documented sanctuaries. It is also known as the place where King Dewanampiya Tissa met Mihindu thero who came from India in 246 BC.<br />
But the ancestors of <i>Microhyla mihintalei</i> have found their way to Sri Lankan lowlands from India few million years ago via the land bridge created between Sri Lanka and India which was caused by earlier ice ages followed by excessive ice deposits in poles. But later, rise in the sea level caused land mass between India and Sri Lanka to disappear by creating an oceanic barrier and that resulted closing the land connection between two lands.<br />
In India, Still lives a frog named <i>Microhyla rubra</i>, who is considered to be a descendent of the common ancestor of <i>Microhyla mihintalei</i>. As a result of thousands of years of separation due to the oceanic barrier between two land masses, Sri Lankan population of this common frog has been evolved as the new species we call, <i>Microhyla mihintalei</i>.<br />
Studies have suggested significant genetic distance, morphology and differences in vocalization to distinguish <i>Microhyla mihintalei</i> from its common Indian ancestral species, <i>Microhyla rubra</i>.
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reference:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Meegaskumbura, Madhava; Biju, S. D.; Karunarathna, Nuwan; Senevirathne, Gayani; Garg, Sonali; Wijayathilaka, Nayana (2016). "A new species of Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka: an integrative taxonomic approach". Zootaxa. 4066 (3): 331–342. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.9
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<b>English: </b>Rough-horn lizard<br />
<b>Sinhala:</b>රළු අංකටුස්සා[Ralu Ankatussa]<br />
<b>Binomial:</b> <i>Ceratophora aspera</i><br />
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<i>Ceratophora aspera,</i> an edemic horn bearing lizard was first described by Albert Günther in 1864.Several theories have been suggested to describe the evolutionary purpose of the horn of these agamid lizards.One such hypothesis suggests that it is used for the purpose of communication within the species. Also it is said that more larger and prominent horns in males are used in attracting females for reproduction. Another theory describes that rough, brown colored horn like structure has provided an evolutionary advantage by providing a form of camouflage by letting them to blend with the leaf litter filled environment.
Studies carried out using mitochondrial DNA reveals that the diversification of <i>C. aspera</i> has been taken place from its common ancestor about 12.6 million years ago in the Miocene(Schulte et al. 2002).</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Schulte, James A, J.Robert Macey, Rohan Pethiyagoda, and Allan Larson
2002 Rostral Horn Evolution among Agamid Lizards of the Genus Ceratophora Endemic to Sri Lanka. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22(1): 111–117.
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