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Wildlife of Sigiriya: Forest Lizards, Skinks and Kingfishers
Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Animals you can find · 4
Common Green Forest LizardRare
Sri Lankan SkinkUncommon
Oriental Garden LizardCommon
White-throated KingfisherCommonPhotos from the place
Best time
The author found most species in September in the late afternoon around 5 pm, with a kingfisher seen around midday in August.
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About this place
The dry country around Sigiriya in Sri Lanka's Central Province mixes rocky outcrops, dry scrub and patches of forest. The author's sightings here are mostly reptiles: the Common Green Forest Lizard, the Oriental Garden Lizard and the Sri Lankan Skink on rocky ground with dry vegetation, plus a White-throated Kingfisher in the forest canopy. The author visited on two days in August and September. The lizards and the skink were all found in September in the late afternoon, around 5 pm, as the light was fading. The kingfisher was seen in August around midday. This is a virtual guide written by someone who has already been there, not a tour. You get the author's notes for each species and can message the author with questions about timing and habitats, and they may be able to introduce you to local people they met. Wildlife moves and changes with the season, so sightings are never guaranteed.Read more
The dry country around Sigiriya in Sri Lanka's Central Province mixes rocky outcrops, dry scrub and patches of forest. The author's sightings here are mostly reptiles: the Common Green Forest Lizard, the Oriental Garden Lizard and the Sri Lankan Skink on rocky ground with dry vegetation, plus a White-throated Kingfisher in the forest canopy.
The author visited on two days in August and September. The lizards and the skink were all found in September in the late afternoon, around 5 pm, as the light was fading. The kingfisher was seen in August around midday.
This is a virtual guide written by someone who has already been there, not a tour. You get the author's notes for each species and can message the author with questions about timing and habitats, and they may be able to introduce you to local people they met. Wildlife moves and changes with the season, so sightings are never guaranteed.
What the author found
Notes unlock with the guide
Sri Lankan SkinkUncommon
Oriental Garden LizardCommon
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