Käyttäjän alphaj16 päiväkirja

A 2 hour walk through the area surrounding the Forestry Department compound in Kudawa / Kelawana.
Guide: Gayan
Highlights:

• Snakes: 3 (Sri Lanka (Barnes') Cat Snake; Lowland Hump-nosed Viper; Long-nosed whipsnake)
• Lizards: 4 (Sri Lanka kangaroo lizard; Hump Snout Lizard; Common Green Forest Lizard; Oriental Garden Lizard)
• Frogs: 5 (corrugated water frog; Sri Lanka rock frog; common hourglass tree frog; sharp-snout saddled tree frog; Schneider's shrub frog)
• Insects: mating stick insects; jade hawkmoth caterpillar!

5 hour walk through Sinharaja Forest Reserve!
Guide: Sunil
It really lived up to its biodiverse reputation! Highlights:

• Sri Lanka green pit-viper (plus two types of bronzeback snakes)
• Stripe-necked mongoose
• Sri Lanka kangaroo lizard
• Several lifer birds: Sri Lanka Frogmouth; Serendib Scops-Owl; Sri Lanka Blue-magpie; Green-billed coucal; Sri Lanka Drongo; Ashy-headed laughing-thrush; Spot-winged thrush
• a few interesting insects.