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The Sinharaja Forest is the largest rain forest reserve in Sri Lanka.The Sinharaja Forest is home to many rare animals and trees.It is very beautiful place.

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There are many shrubs un the rain forest.Many animals build there nest in there. Melastomataceae(Melastoma malabathrica) Rubiaceae(Hedyotis fruticosa) Compositae(Eupatorium odoratum) Loganiaceae ...

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In the Sinharaja, floristic studies of nearly 17,000 trees and woody lianes above 30 centimeters girth revealed the presence of 211 species belonging to 119 genera and 43 families. Euphorbiaceae (Mac ...

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65 species of butterflies have been recorded in the western sector of the forest. These include 2 endemic species and 19 endemic subspecies. One of the rarest species in Sri Lanka, the Five bar ...

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The reptilian fauna of Sinharaja is represented by 45 species, of while 21 are endemic. This includes a large proportion of snakes, several lizards, tortoises and skinks. Among the venomous species ...

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There are many Amphibians in sinharaja rain forest. One of the commonest frogs in the forest is the Wrinkled Frog heard frequently from marshes and streams. Several species of tree frogs and the ...

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The fish show little diversity with only three species commonly occurring in all forest streams. All these species are endemic to the island. The Comb-tail (Belontia signata) with red tinted fins and ...

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The Sinharaja Reserve has an impressive 147 speciesof birds recorded to date. It is also the only locality where 18 out of 20 birds species endemic to Sri Lanka may be viewed. White-headed Starling ...

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