Relative to its size (65,230 km2), Sri Lanka has a significantly richer freshwater crab diversity
than other tropical Asian countries. Recent and on-going exploration and studies have …

Forest die back has been observed from 1980s in the montane moist forest of Horton Plains
in the Central Sri Lanka for which the aetiology appears to be uncertain. The concentration …

The conservation status of Sri Lanka's agamid-lizard fauna is assessed, based on a 1998–
2004 survey by the Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, supported by historical data. A total …

The southern and southeastern parts of Asia host high amphibian biodiversity and comprise
four biodiversity hotspots. 285 amphibian species are endemic to South Asia, 342 are …

Horton Plains National Park (HPNP) has been declared as a world heritage site, because of
its unique biodiversity. Die-back of certain areas of this park is widely believed to be due to …

A recent acceleration of amphibian research in Sri Lanka has resulted in the discovery of
more than 100 new species, with descriptions of 102 valid amphibian species been …

Knowledge on Sri Lanka's amphibians has increased rapidly during the past decade. The
first review of this fauna, Kirtisinghe,(1957) recognized 35 species. This figure was …

The exploration of Sri Lanka's freshwater crabs began 132 years ago with the description in
1880 of Thelphusa [Perbrinckia] enodis and Thelphusa [Ceylonthelphusa] rugosa by the …

3.3. 3 Estimating the structure of sub-populations of M. hexandra in natural high forests,
secondary forests and AEP and data analysis 3.3. 4 Estimating the natural regeneration of …

At the outset it is appropriate to deliberate on what watershed management encompasses.
Though this term is extensively used, it yet tends to restrict itself to land use management in …