Dehiwala Zoological Gardens /Colombo/

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Great grey kangaroo /
Macropus giganteus
2 33 1 15 85
Sri Lankan elephant /
Elephas maximus maximus
4 11 3 6 240
Brown lemur /
Eulemur fulvus
2 30 1 13 84
Ring-tailed lemur /
Lemur catta
2 209 2 43 93
Tufted capuchin /
Sapajus apella
1 81 1 21 82
White-fronted spider monkey /
Ateles belzebuth
4 8 1 1 99
Rhesus macaque /
Macaca mulatta
1 47 1 26 82
Toque macaque /
Macaca sinica
5 3 1 2 95
Hamadryas baboon /
Papio hamadryas
1 71 1 23 97
Western purple-faced langur /
Semnopithecus vetulus nestor
5 1 1 1 118
Purple-faced langur /
Semnopithecus vetulus vetulus
5 1 1 1 115
Silvery langur /
Trachypithecus cristatus
4 4 1 2 98
Lar gibbon /
Hylobates lar
2 84 1 23 79
Chimpanzee /
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
2 4 1 1 98
Grizzled Indian squirrel /
Ratufa macroura macroura
3 2 1 1 121
Indian giant flying squirrel /
Petaurista philippensis philippensis
4 1 1 1 137
Variable squirrel /
Callosciurus finlaysonii bocourti
2 4 1 4 104
Northern palm squirrel /
Funambulus palmarum brodei
3 1 1 1 114
Capybara /
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
2 129 1 23 139
Indian crested porcupine /
Hystrix indica indica
1 20 3 19 94
Fishing cat /
Prionailurus viverrinus
3 29 1 7 76
Lion /
Panthera leo
1 162 2 44 107
Sri Lankan leopard /
Panthera pardus kotiya
3 10 2 2 98
Tiger /
Panthera tigris
2 90 2 38 110
Small Indian civet /
Viverricula indica mayori
2 1 1 1 132
Sri Lankan jackal /
Canis aureus naria
2 1 1 1 144
European brown bear /
Ursus arctos arctos
2 38 1 3 109
European otter /
Lutra lutra
2 33 1 4 94
Eastern black rhinoceros /
Diceros bicornis michaeli
4 32 1 5 109
Przewalski's wild horse /
Equus caballus przewalskii
3 55 1 12 91
Chapman's zebra /
Equus quagga chapmani
2 51 1 15 124
Wild boar /
Sus scrofa affinis
1 1 1 1 125
Pygmy hippopotamus /
Choeropsis liberiensis
4 65 1 11 114
Hippopotamus /
Hippopotamus amphibius
3 89 2 30 109
Domestic bactrian camel /
Camelus bactrianus
1 167 1 26 138
Guanaco /
Lama guanicoe
1 71 1 9 71
Yellow-striped chevrotain /
Moschiola kathygre
5 1 1 1 130
Indian spotted chevrotain /
Moschiola meminna
5 2 2 2 166
Spotted deer /
Axis axis
2 52 3 26 191
Hog deer /
Axis porcinus
3 19 2 15 115
Malabar red muntjak /
Muntiacus muntjak malabaricus
2 2 2 2 96
Sambar /
Rusa unicolor unicolor
2 3 3 3 453
Reticulated giraffe /
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
3 67 1 15 89
Nilgai /
Boselaphus tragocamelus
2 41 1 9 81
African buffalo /
Syncerus caffer
4 10 2 8 113
Greater kudu /
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
2 36 1 6 87
Scimitar-horned oryx /
Oryx dammah
3 62 1 24 73
Arabian oryx /
Oryx leucoryx
4 25 3 12 109
Red lechwe /
Kobus leche leche
2 7 1 3 82
Cape ostrich /
Struthio camelus australis
2 119 4 35 89
Double-wattled cassowary /
Casuarius casuarius
3 65 2 27 80
Emu /
Dromaius novaehollandiae
1 208 5 52 77
Helmeted guineafowl /
Numida meleagris
1 150 4 48 79
Common peafowl /
Pavo cristatus
1 278 4 81 93
Sri Lankan junglefowl /
Gallus lafayetii
2 4 2 2 78
Silver pheasant /
Lophura nycthemera
1 144 2 45 76
True pheasant /
Phasianus colchicus
1 93 2 32 84
Lesser/Indian whistling duck /
Dendrocygna javanica
2 10 1 4 78
Black swan /
Cygnus atratus
1 164 5 50 84
Mute swan /
Cygnus olor
1 118 3 38 78
Mandarin duck /
Aix galericulata
1 166 2 45 62
Greater flamingo /
Phoenicopterus roseus
2 143 3 41 84
Spotted dove /
Spilopelia chinensis ceylonensis
1 1 1 1 91
Collared dove /
Streptopelia decaocto
1 46 1 18 64
Diamond dove /
Geopelia cuneata
2 71 1 17 62
Victoria crowned pigeon /
Goura victoria
2 70 2 15 88
East African crowned crane /
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
2 157 4 30 103
Violet turaco /
Musophaga violacea
2 74 2 17 71
Red-crested turaco /
Tauraco erythrolophus
2 38 1 10 79
Gold coast turaco /
Tauraco persa
2 20 3 7 76
Scarlet ibis /
Eudocimus ruber
2 138 1 25 64
White spoonbill /
Platalea leucorodia
2 54 1 12 66
Common barn owl /
Tyto alba
2 28 1 8 87
Brown fish owl /
Ketupa zeylonensis
4 1 1 1 111
White-bellied sea eagle /
Haliaeetus leucogaster
4 12 1 11 102
Brahminy kite /
Haliastur indus indus
3 8 1 8 73
Mountain hawk-eagle /
Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis
3 2 1 2 63
Malabar pied hornbill /
Anthracoceros coronatus
3 1 1 1 163
Toco toucan /
Ramphastos toco
2 58 2 18 83
Cockatiel /
Nymphicus hollandicus
1 134 2 41 63
Sulphur-crested cockatoo /
Cacatua galerita
2 74 2 38 81
Salmon-crested cockatoo /
Cacatua moluccensis
2 74 4 32 70
Galah /
Eolophus roseicapilla
2 52 4 17 91
Grey parrot /
Psittacus erithacus erithacus
2 135 3 46 66
Orange-winged amazon /
Amazona amazonica
2 73 3 17 64
Blue-and-yellow macaw /
Ara ararauna
2 193 5 57 81
Green-winged macaw /
Ara chloroptera
2 149 3 45 80
Scarlet macaw /
Ara macao
2 99 4 20 72
Military macaw /
Ara militaris
2 53 3 13 68
Sun conure /
Aratinga solstitialis
2 80 5 36 64
Blue-headed parrot /
Pionus menstruus
2 25 3 7 58
Eastern rosella /
Platycercus eximius
1 77 2 22 61
Australian rainbow lorikeet /
Trichoglossus moluccanus
2 75 2 16 59
Budgerigar (Breeding-form) /
Melopsittacus undulatus
1 152 5 43 72
Masked lovebird /
Agapornis personatus
1 39 3 13 54
Peach-faced lovebird /
Agapornis roseicollis
1 72 2 23 60
Eclectus parrot /
Eclectus roratus
2 70 4 31 60
Moustached parakeet /
Psittacula alexandri
2 24 3 15 72
Emerald-collared parakeet /
Psittacula calthrapae
4 2 1 1 94
Alexandrine parakeet /
Psittacula eupatria
2 50 2 22 73
Sri Lanka rose-ringed parakeet /
Psittacula krameri manillensis
1 2 1 1 82
Nutmeg mannikin /
Lonchura punctulata punctulata
2 1 1 1 91
Javan sparrow /
Padda oryzivora
1 68 3 19 59
Indian jungle crow /
Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus
1 1 1 1 121
Common mynah /
Acridotheres tristis
2 24 1 13 67
Red-eared slider /
Trachemys scripta elegans
1 210 2 63 71
Aldabra tortoise /
Aldabrachelys gigantea
2 75 1 16 72
African spurred tortoise /
Centrochelys sulcata
1 165 1 48 98
Star tortoise /
Geochelone elegans
1 52 3 16 66
Spotted pond turtle /
Geoclemys hamiltonii
2 13 1 2 69
Sri Lanka black turtle /
Melanochelys trijuga thermalis
2 2 1 2 57
Sri Lankan flapshell turtle /
Lissemys ceylonensis
3 1 1 1 76
Sri Lanka mountain dragon /
Lyriocephalus scutatus
3 1 1 1 71
Green iguana /
Iguana iguana
1 202 1 61 98
Komodo dragon /
Varanus komodoensis
4 53 1 4 95
Reticulated python /
Malayopython reticulatus
1 110 1 35 90
Carpet python /
Morelia spilota variegata
2 26 1 9 75
Indian rock python /
Python molurus molurus
2 24 1 4 67
Royal/ball python /
Python regius
1 138 1 42 100
Madagascar ground boa /
Acrantophis madagascariensis
2 27 1 3 67
Green anaconda /
Eunectes murinus
1 58 1 9 86
Green tree snake /
Ahaetulla nasuta
2 7 1 6 68
Sri Lanka cat snake /
Boiga ceylonensis
3 2 1 1 81
Brown wine snake /
Dryophis pulverulenta
3 1 1 1 72
Beauty snake /
Elaphe taeniura
2 24 1 5 63
Sinaloan milksnake /
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
2 53 1 11 76
Common krait /
Bungarus caeruleus
3 1 1 1 100
Sri Lanka krait /
Bungarus ceylonicus
3 1 1 1 78
Indian cobra /
Naja naja naja
2 12 1 3 56
Hump-nosed moccasin /
Hypnale hypnale
4 2 1 1 59
Sri Lanka green pitviper /
Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
1 7 1 1 75
Russell's viper /
Daboia russelii pulchella
4 1 1 1 68
Sri Lanka mugger crocodile /
Crocodylus palustris kimbula
3 3 2 2 89
Saltwater crocodile /
Crocodylus porosus
3 31 2 21 100
Dwarf crocodile /
Osteolaemus tetraspis
2 34 1 1 91
False gavial /
Tomistoma schlegelii
3 24 1 9 66
Gharial /
Gavialis gangeticus
4 10 1 2 82