Tour of Kanneliya Forest Reserve
About Kanneliya
Kanneliya is a very famous and a member of KDN complex of
forest of Sri Lanka. This forest is very imortant.
Importance of Kanneliya
Kanneliya is a very important place for biological diversity of Sri Lanka.
Kanneliya is also a tropical low and mid country wet zoning forest like
Sinharaja forest. Kanneliya, Dadiyagala and Nakiyadheniya is called KDN
complex which is very important because Sri Lanka is included to world's TOP
25 hotspots on the sake of such forests of low and mid country wet zone.
Beauty of endimism of Kanneliya
There are several types of species at Kanneliya forest
reserve. Those include 36 species of snakes including 17 endemic forms.
There are about 38 species of fishes are living in Kanneliya forst reserve.
About 20 species are endemic to Sri Lanka. Most especial species of
Kanneliya is those and several birds and other species also lived.
About snakes of Kanneliya
There are several types of Snake species at Kanneliya forest reserve of
Southern province of Sri Lanka. Total 36 species out of 17 endemic snake
species of Sri Lanka. Those included Blind snakes, Sheiled tailed nakes,
Python and Boas, Cobras and many more. Dumutu Kanaulla, Depath naya, Pimbura,
Thiith Polanga, Kunakatuwa and Pala polanga especial of them.
|
Family |
Sri Lanka | Kanneliya | ||
| Total | Endemic | Total | Endemic | |
| Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae) | 10 | 08 | 01 | 00 |
| Shield-tailed Snakes (Uropelitidae) | 15 | 15 | 03 | 03 |
| Pythons & Boas | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 |
| Cobras | 05 | 03 | 02 | 01 |
| Vipers and Pit Vipers | 06 | 03 | 04 | 02 |
| Old world colubrids | 44 | 19 | 25 | 11 |
Sourse : Reserch Paper of GEF/UDNP
About Fishes of Kanneliya
There are several types of fishes are live in Kanneliya forest reseve. There are 14 species of 38 types of fishes are living in Kanneliya forest reserve. Out of them about 20 types of fishes are endemic to Sri Lanka. Gin Ganga, Udugam oya and seveal waterways supply to habitats to endemic and other fishes.
Waterways and Beauties
Ginganga, Udugam Ela, Kanneliaya Ela and several waterways at Kanneliya
forest reserve. There are some waterfalls also at Kanneliya reserve. Because
of such waterways Kanneliya becomes very beautiful.
Peaks of Kanneliya
In addition of waterfalls, endemic species of Kaneliya there are some peaks to visit. Those are Kondagala, Kabbale mountain, Katukithulgala montain, Kospalaketiya mountain, Lawalwaruwa mountain and Thirawana Mountain. those are increasing the beauty of Kanneliya forest reserve of Sri Lanka.
Way to Kanneliaya
You can enjoy and visit with Kanneliya forest reserve in following way.
First go to Galle and next go along Thawalama road via Udagama then you can visit Kanneliya.
Contacting Persons
If you like to visit a member of KDN complex called Kanneliya forest reserve, you can get more details from following person.
Dulip : 0779339929
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