This Colubrid snake was wild-caught in northwestern Sri Lanka and photographed in captivity.
This endemic Vietnamese Eublepharid gecko was photographed in captivity in London, England.
This skink was wild-caught and photographed in central Sri Lanka.
This endemic skink was wild-caught and photographed in central Sri Lanka.
This Rhacophorid was observed during the day in the North Knuckles Mountain range in Kandy District, central Sri Lanka.
This Rhacophorid was observed during the day in the North Knuckles Mountain range in Kandy District, central Sri Lanka.
This Dicroglossid was observed during the day amidst rock crevices containing water seepage in the North Knuckles Mountain range in Kandy District. The ground temperature during this observation where the frogs were active was approximately 32-34 degrees Centigrade (90-95 F).
This extremely rare endemic Shield-tail snake was found under ground in southern Sri Lanka. This was only the second specimen seen by one of the leading herpetologists of Sri Lanka in more than 50 years of collecting and studying snakes in that country. Notice the abrupt caudal scale, which is quite hard and is used by the snake to plug its burrow to stop potential predators from entering.
This Wolf Snake was found at night on the road 10 km east of Bibile, in Uva Province and was recently hit by a vehicle.
This endemic Pipe Snake was observed near Gampola in Kandy District, southwestern Sri Lanka.
This juvenile rat snake was found crossing the road at night 10 km east of Bibile, in Uva Province in southeastern Sri Lanka.
This lacertid lizard was observed basking on a rock near Bibile in central Sri Lanka.
This endemic skink was found during the day in a forested area in the North Knuckles Mountain Range in Kandy District, central Sri Lanka.
This endemic skink was found during the day in the Gannoruwa Forest in Kandy District, central Sri Lanka.
This endemic gecko was found in a wooded area in Gampola in Kandy District, southwestern Sri Lanka.
This sea snake, and numerous others, were observed in fisherman's nets in Puttalam Bay in northwestern Sri Lanka. In addition to these venomous snakes, numerous Elephant Trunk Snakes (Acrochordus granulatus) were also caught in their nets.
This genus of colubrid snakes is endemic to Sri Lanka and is represented by six species. This snake was found during the day in the northern Knuckles Mountain Range under a rotten log.
This skink was found during the day amidst leaf litter on the bottom of a forest floor west of Kandy in central Sri Lanka.
This male, endemic agamid was found on the forest floor in the Kottawa Rainforest Reserve in Galle District in southern Sri Lanka.
This gecko was found during the day in a small, cave-like dome clinging to the ceiling next to a communal egg deposit site in the Uva Province in central Sri Lanka.
This dicroglossid frog was dug out of a sand pile during the day by the side of the main road outside the town of Puttalam
Found in wooded area with Ichthyophis glutinosus and Lankanectes corrugatus.
This microhylid was found during the day at the ruins of an ancient (800-900 a.d.) hospital near the village of Mihintale. It was hiding under some small debris among tree roots.
