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Determination of Micro-Habitat Preference of Adenomus kelaartii (Amphibia: Bufonidae) in and around Thotaha Stream, Yagirala Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka

Gunasekara, H.D.D.C.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2015)

Habitat preference of Adenomus kelaartii which is an endemic species of Sri Lanka was studied at Thotaha stream in Yagirala Forest Reserve in the low country wet zone from July to September 2014. Nine 3x3 m2 quadrates were ...
Distribution of Water Monitor (Varanus salvator salvator) in Bellanwila-Attidiya Sanctuary, Sri Lanka

Chandrasiri, P.H.S.P.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2015)

This study was conducted at the Bellanwila-Attidiya Sanctuary (06°50’N 79°54’E) of western Province Sri Lanka from January 2013 to December 2013. Varanus salvator (Squamata: Varanidae) is a monitor lizard commonly inhabiting ...
Exploring Natricine Snakes in Sri Lanka

de Silva, Anslem; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D.; Mori, Akira; Hirohiko, Takeuchi; Pethiyagoda, P.D.R.S. (2015-02-14)

The nuchal glands are unique organs embedded under the skin of the neck region, in 13 species of natricine snakes distributed from Southeast Asia, Japan, China, to South Asia. In Sri Lanka, of the presently known 105 species ...
First Report of a Fatal Accident of a Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Due To Electrocution in Sri Lanka

Pethiyagoda, P.D.R.S.; Prasad, G.A.T.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D.; Senarathne, M.; de Silva, A. (Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, 2015)

An adult 267 1/2 cm long, early gravid female saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) found dead in an anthropogenic habitat in a small road side stream at western province, Sri Lanka. The crocodile while catching a bird ...
Habitat Preferences of Otocryptis weigmanni Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Agamidae) in a Tropical Rainforest, Sri Lanka

Dharani, D.M.K.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D. (The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), 2015)

Habitat preferences of Otocryptis weigmanni, a widely distributed endemic agamid lizard in wet zone of Sri Lanka was studied from January to December, 2014 in the Yagirala forest reserve, which is a tropical rainforest in ...
The Nucho-Dorsal Glands of Asian Natricine Snakes: Correlated Evolution among Diet, Morphology, Antipredator Behavior, and Defensive Chemistry

Mori, Akira; Takeuchi, Hirohiko; Jono, Teppei; Yoshida, Tatsuya; Ding, Li; de Silva, Anslem; Tsai, Tein-Shun; Nguyen, Tao-Thien; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D.; Das, Indraneil; Tang, Yezhong; Mori, Naoki; Savitzky, Alan H.; Burghardt, Gordon M. (2015-07-09)

For animals with complex defensive systems, natural selection should favor morphological, ecological, behavioral, and physiological traits that function effectively together. A Japanese natricine snake, Rhabdophis tigrinus, ...
Patterns of Seasonal Abundance and Diversity in the Waterbird Community of Anavilundawa Sanctuary

Indika, J.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D. (Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, 2015)

Diurnal species richness and diversity of aquatic avifauna at three reservoirs of the Anavilundawa Ramsar site of Northwestern Sri Lanka was recorded using line transact method from October 2009 to March 2010. Populations ...
Seasonal Population Distribution of Otocryptis weigmanni Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Yagirala Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka

Dharani, D.M.K.; Mahaulpatha, W.A.D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2015)

Otocryptis weigmanni is one of the most widely distributed endemic agamid lizard found in wet zone of Sri Lanka. Present study evaluated its seasonal fluctuation and population distribution in the Yagirala Forest Reserve ...

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