Endemic Animals

An endemic species is confined to a particular country or area and not found growing naturally anywhere else in the world.
Endemic animals in Sri Lanka include birds,mammals,butterflies,reptiles,amphibians etc.Sri Lankan Jungle Fowl (Gallus lafayetti) is the most common endemic bird because it is the national bird of Sri Lanka.Other than that;the Sri Lankan Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornate)which is a noisy bird,the Sri Lankan Orange Billed Babbler (Tudoides rufescens) with a beautiful orange bill,Yellow-fronted barbet (Magalaima flavifrons) having a nice call and the Yellow Eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) which is a fairly shy bird are some of the endemic birds of Sr Lanka.
Sri Lanka is a home for about 21 endemic mammals.The Purple-face Leaf Monkey(Trachypithacus vetulus) is a famous endemic mammal in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Birdwing (Troides darsius),which is the largest Sri Lankan butterfly with yellow and black shades is also endemic.Tree Nymph is another endemic butterfly with black markings on its white wings.
Trimeresurus trigonocephalus (pit viper)is a venomous reptile endemic to Sri Lanka.Adenomous is a small tree toad endemic to Sri Lanka.
However, some of these endemic species are at a risk of destruction.