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Leaf Nosed Lizard (Ceratophora tennentii)

Sundew Tropical Sundew Burmann’s Sundew (drosera burmannii)

Pathan Ala (Beachystelma lankana)

Net Veined Bladderwort (utricularia reticulata)

Small lizard with adaptations to montane environments.

Flycatcher Sundew Indian Sundew Dew Plant (Drosera indica)

Knuckles Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus rugatus)

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus)

Sri Lanka Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)

Epiphytic Ferns

Brachysteima lankana

Epiphytic Orchids

Mountain Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Sri Lankan Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata palawanensis)

Sri Lankan Sambhur (Rusa unicolor sinhaleyus)

Toque macaque(Macaca sinica)

Small lizard with adaptations to montane environments.

Purple-faced leaf Langur (Trachypithecus vetulus)

A top predator, smaller and more agile than its mainland

Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

A top predator, smaller and more agile than its mainland

Knuckles Rock Frog (Nannophrys marmorata)

Small, marbled-patterned frog.

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus)

Venomous snake with bright green coloration.

Knuckles Pygmy Lizard (Cophotis dumbara)

Small lizard with adaptations to montane environments.

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Endemics

Leaf Nosed Lizard (Ceratophora tennentii)

Sundew Tropical Sundew Burmann’s Sundew (drosera burmannii)

Pathan Ala (Beachystelma lankana)

Net Veined Bladderwort (utricularia reticulata)

Flycatcher Sundew Indian Sundew Dew Plant (Drosera indica)

Knuckles Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus rugatus)

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus)

Sri Lanka Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)

Epiphytic Ferns

Brachysteima lankana

Epiphytic Orchids

Mountain Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Sri Lankan Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata palawanensis)

Sri Lankan Sambhur (Rusa unicolor sinhaleyus)

Toque macaque(Macaca sinica)

Purple-faced leaf Langur (Trachypithecus vetulus)

Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

Knuckles Rock Frog (Nannophrys marmorata)

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus)

Knuckles Pygmy Lizard (Cophotis dumbara)

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