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Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura, Balanophis, Cercaspis, Haplocercus, and Pseudotyphlops. [ 2] Out of them only five of the land snakes are considered potentially deadly and life threatening to humans. Among snakes, 54 are endemic to Sri Lanka. [ 3] The total increased to 107 with new descriptions of Dendrelaphis, Rhinophis ...
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka.
Order: Cetacea (cetaceans) The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Name. Binomial.
Data is based on the Sri Lankan Government Census. In the census of 1981, the Burgher population of Sri Lanka was 39,374 persons, about 0.2% of the total population. The highest concentration of Burghers is in Colombo (0.72%) and Gampaha (0.5%). There are also significant communities in Trincomalee and Batticaloa, with an estimated population ...
Burger King's 1000th store in Asia also opened in this country (Gwacheon) in January 2013. [64] Saudi Arabia: 1992 [65] The Olayan Group: برغر كينغ (in Arabic) Halal [66] Singapore: 1982: Burger King Singapore Pte. Ltd: Halal [67] First BK Whopper Bar in Asia [68] Sri Lanka: 2013: Softlogic Restaurants Pvt Ltd (a fully owned subsidiary ...
All three endemic genera Solisorex, Feroculus and Srilankamys, of Sri Lanka are monotypic. [5] The endemic status of two Sri Lankan shrews has undergone changes as they have been reported in India recently. [1] The Kelaart's long-clawed shrew ( Feroculus feroculus) and the Sri Lanka highland shrew ( Suncus montanus) were recorded from southern ...
August 20, 2024 at 1:50 AM. In time for the fall semester, a vacant building near Missouri State University's campus will soon be home to a popular restaurant chain. This fall, a Wendy's will call ...
Website. Official website. National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Dehiwala Zoo or Colombo Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians. The zoo not only exhibits animals from Sri Lanka, but also exhibits species from across Asian and other ...