| Otostigmus ceylonicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Otostigmus |
| Species: | O. ceylonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Otostigmus ceylonicus Haase, 1887 | |
Otostigmus ceylonicus is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. [1] It is known only from Sri Lanka. [2]
The wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism.
Bungarus ceylonicus, the Ceylon krait or Sri Lankan krait, is a species of venomous elapid snake which is endemic to the island Sri Lanka, locally known as මුදු කරවලා.
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus, also known as the Sri Lanka worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Megalogomphus ceylonicus, the Sri Lanka sabretail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Sihala ceylonicus, is a species of spider of the genus Sihala. It is known to be endemic to Sri Lanka, some suggest its presence in Malaysia as well.
Sihala is a genus of cellar spiders in the family Pholcidae, containing two species. The two species were once classified in the genus Pholcus, but were moved due to the absence of the characteristic sclerites shown in the bulb, and the unusually small and simple procursus.
Wanniyala is a genus of cellar spiders native to Sri Lanka, first described by Huber & Benjamin in 2005. They have six eyes and four pair of legs and grow up to 2 mm in length. The abdomen is globular and males have a distinctive distal hinged sclerite on the procursus of genitalia. The name is derived from the Sri Lankans native to the island that the first spiders were found on- the Vedda people- and their surname Wanniyala-Aetto.
Otostigmus scaber is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. The species is distributed in a broad range from Réunion and Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, through South Asian countries to Taiwan, Vietnam and Hawaii.
Silvestrus ceylonicus is a species of millipede in the family Polyxenidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Catapyrgodesmus ceylonicus is a species of millipedes in the family Pyrgodesmidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Angulitermes ceylonicus, is a species of small termite of the genus Angulitermes. It is found from Maha Iluppalama area of Sri Lanka. Angulitermes ceylonicus has also been found from Nagoda, Kandana of Sri Lanka.
Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876. The genus as a whole comprises around 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.
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