The Sri Lanka white-eye is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family, which is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a resident breeder in forests, gardens and plantations, mainly in the highlands.
The grey-headed canary-flycatcher, sometimes known as the grey-headed flycatcher, is a species of small flycatcher-like bird found in tropical Asia. It has a square crest, a grey hood and yellow underparts. They are found mainly in forested habitats where they often join other birds in mixed-species foraging flocks. Pairs are often seen as they forage for insects by making flycatcher-like sallies and calling aloud. Several subspecies are recognized within their wide distribution range. In the past the genus Culicicapa was considered to be an Old World flycatcher but studies have found them to belong to a new family designated as the Stenostiridae or fairy flycatchers that include the African genera Stenostira and Elminia.
Boiga ceylonensis is a species of rear-fanged, mildly venomous, nocturnal, arboreal colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.
Nannophrys ceylonensis, commonly known as the Sri Lanka rock frog or the Ceylon streamlined frog, is a species of frog. It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it is now included in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers and streams.
Nannophrys guentheri is an extinct species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It was endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was first identified in 1882 by George Boulenger and named after the German-born British zoologist Albert Günther. It is not known where in Sri Lanka the specimens were found.
Garra ceylonensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family. It is endemic to rivers and streams in Sri Lanka - and is considered as a schooling fish. It is a rheophilic species and occurs in slow to moderately flowing rivers and streams, and ascends small, rocky streams in order to breed. It primarily feeds on aufwuchs - algae and diatoms.
The mullya garra or sucker fish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. It is found in streams and rivers throughout India except for Assam and the Himalayas. Reports of the species from Nepal have not been verified.
Alloblennius anuchalis is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Alloblennius. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Mauritius and Oman. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 2.4 centimetres. The species is oviparous.
Antennablennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Indian Ocean, largely in the western regions.
Antennablennius adenensis, the Aden blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and Pakistan.
Antennablennius australis, the moustached blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean.
Antennablennius bifilum, the horned rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean.
Antennablennius hypenetes, the Arabian blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, from the northern Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Aspidura ceylonensis, also known as the Ceylon keelback, black-spined snake, or slender mould snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.
Calotes ceylonensis, commonly known as the painted-lipped lizard or the Ceylon bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is one of four Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka.
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis, the Sri Lanka sweetlips, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, the grunts. It is native to the Indian Ocean around Sri Lanka. It inhabits waters over coral reefs at depths from 5 to 20 m. This species is rarely found in the aquarium trade.
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Parathelphusidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species is not threatened in their habitats, where they observed to be survive well in man-made settlements as well. The species was discovered from nine localities around Kandy hills. The preferred habitats are embankments of paddy fields, where many irrigation canals constructed to provide continuous supply of water to the field.
Oziotelphusa stricta is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was initially categorized as Near Threatened by the finders, but recent observations included to vulnerable by IUCN Red List due to less abundance is observed localities and much restricted ecology.
Antennablennius velifer is a species of combtooth blenny which is found in the western Indian Ocean. Some authorities regard this taxon as a junior synonym of Antennablennius variopunctatus.
Antennablennius sexfasciatus is a species of combtooth blenny which is found in the south western Indian Ocean off South Africa.
