Published 2010
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CURRENT STATUS OF FAUNAL DIVERSITY IN BELLANWILA – ATTIDIYA SANCTUARY, COLOMBO DISTRICT – SRI LANKA
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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The present survey shows the biodiversity decline in Bellanwila - Attidiya Sanctuary (BAS). A total of 152 species of vertebrates and 75 species of butterflies are recorded from BAS. Sixteen of these species are endemic, and five of them are nationally threatened. Vertebrates represent 11 amphibians, 27 reptiles, 22 fresh water fishes, 78 birds and 14 mammal species. Habitat destruction, industrial toxic waste and garbage dumping are the major threats to the biota of the BAS.
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- URL
- hash://md5/200f41bdddecf39807f031e5cf62335e
- URN
- urn:lsid:zotero.org:groups:5435545:items:J6TTBSZK
- DOI
- 10.47605/tapro.v2i1.27
Biodiversity
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera