🇱🇰Animals recorded in Sri Lanka

Which animals have been recorded in Sri Lanka? 17,654 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Chimarra auriceps, Drummond Hay's earth snake, Peters' Philippine earth snake.

• 17,654 records
• 1,200+ species
• 41 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Chimarra auriceps, Drummond Hay's earth snake, Peters' Philippine earth snake. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Sri Lanka

	Animal	Group	Records
	Chimarra auriceps	Insecta Philopotamidae	367
	Drummond Hay's earth snake Rhinophis drummondhayi	Squamata Uropeltidae	365
	Peters' Philippine earth snake Rhinophis philippinus	Squamata Uropeltidae	362
	Chimarra confusa	Insecta Philopotamidae	346
	Indian white prawn Penaeus indicus	Malacostraca Penaeidae	208
	oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis	Insecta Tephritidae	191
	toque macaque Macaca sinica	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	129
	melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae	Insecta Tephritidae	104
	Chimarra godagama	Insecta Philopotamidae	90
	black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	89
	Gunther's Bubble-nest Frog Pseudophilautus microtympanum	Amphibia Rhacophoridae	89
	Gray's Earth Snake Rhinophis melanogaster	Squamata Uropeltidae	88
	Bactrocera kandiensis	Insecta Tephritidae	86
	Variable agama Calotes versicolor	Squamata Agamidae	83
	Skipper frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	79
	kiddi shrimp Parapenaeopsis stylifera	Malacostraca Penaeidae	69
	Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum	Mammalia Sciuridae	68
	Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis	Squamata Varanidae	68
	Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	68
	Hainan Wart Frog Minervarya greenii	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	66
	Blyth's earth snake Rhinophis blythii	Squamata Uropeltidae	64
	Serendib Forestdamsel Platysticta serendibica	Insecta Platystictidae	63
	Common Sunda Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus	Amphibia Bufonidae	60
	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Aves Alcedinidae	59
	Xylocopa amethystina	Insecta Apidae	57
	Common Green Forest Lizard Calotes calotes	Squamata Agamidae	57
	Asian Grass Frog Fejervarya limnocharis	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	56
	Chimarra telihigola	Insecta Philopotamidae	54
	Asian elephant Elephas maximus	Mammalia Elephantidae	53
	Roshan Perera's Shieldtail Rhinophis roshanpererai	Squamata Uropeltidae	51
	Chimarra wiharawela	Insecta Philopotamidae	50
	Chimarra pulla	Insecta Philopotamidae	48
	purple-faced langur Semnopithecus vetulus	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	48
	Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	Aves Phasianidae	48
	Sharp-Nosed Bush Frog Pseudophilautus nasutus	Amphibia Rhacophoridae	46
	mugger crocodile Crocodylus palustris	Crocodylia Crocodylidae	46
	Blacktip trevally Caranx heberi	— Carangidae	45
	Selaserica pusilla	Insecta Scarabaeidae	44
	Bactrocera correcta	Insecta Tephritidae	44
	Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis	Aves Muscicapidae	43
	Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	42
	Orphnus mysoriensis	Insecta Scarabaeidae	41
	Indosylvirana temporalis	Amphibia Ranidae	40
	Selaserica sororinitida	Insecta Scarabaeidae	39
	Chimarra lewisi	Insecta Philopotamidae	39
	Maladera rufocuprea	Insecta Scarabaeidae	39
	Maladera dambullana	Insecta Scarabaeidae	39
	Shining Gossamerwing Euphaea splendens	Insecta Euphaeidae	39
	Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis	Aves Meropidae	39
	Giant Jack Caranx ignobilis	— Carangidae	39
	Common water monitor Varanus salvator	Squamata Varanidae	38
	Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii	Aves Ardeidae	38
	Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Aves Pycnonotidae	38
	Acavus haemastoma	Gastropoda Acavidae	37
	Stenurella bifasciata	Insecta Cerambycidae	36
	Bigeye Jack Caranx sexfasciatus	— Carangidae	35
	Asian dwarf honey bee Apis florea	Insecta Apidae	34
	Chimarra lankana	Insecta Philopotamidae	34
	Striped Rhinophis Rhinophis lineatus	Squamata Uropeltidae	33
	Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura	Mammalia Sciuridae	33