New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation with a rich Odonata fauna. About 50% of the recorded species from the country are currently known to be threatened with extinction at the national level. Many threatened species and newly discovered Odonata species in Sri Lanka lack reliable faunistic data, whic...
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| author | Amila Sumanapala Divanka Podduwage Salindra Dayananda |
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| description | Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation with a rich Odonata fauna. About 50% of the recorded species from the country are currently known to be threatened with extinction at the national level. Many threatened species and newly discovered Odonata species in Sri Lanka lack reliable faunistic data, which is highly important for proper conservation assessments. An ongoing island wide Odonata survey was conducted opportunistically using visual encounter surveys that resulted in faunistic observations for over 80% of known species. We report 24 faunistic observations that result in range extensions for 10 species threatened with extinction, according to the findings of this ongoing survey. These records provide a better understanding of the current distribution of species, thus providing valuable information for future conservation assessments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9eaf06f8935b4d3795764be60efd4cd82022-12-21T23:19:42ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2016-07-0112411010.15560/12.4.192119523New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri LankaAmila Sumanapala0Divanka Podduwage1Salindra Dayananda2Foundation for Nature Conservation and PreservationYoung Zoologists’ Association, National Zoological GardensXishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of SciencesSri Lanka is a tropical island nation with a rich Odonata fauna. About 50% of the recorded species from the country are currently known to be threatened with extinction at the national level. Many threatened species and newly discovered Odonata species in Sri Lanka lack reliable faunistic data, which is highly important for proper conservation assessments. An ongoing island wide Odonata survey was conducted opportunistically using visual encounter surveys that resulted in faunistic observations for over 80% of known species. We report 24 faunistic observations that result in range extensions for 10 species threatened with extinction, according to the findings of this ongoing survey. These records provide a better understanding of the current distribution of species, thus providing valuable information for future conservation assessments.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19523/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Amila Sumanapala Divanka Podduwage Salindra Dayananda New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka Check List |
| title | New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | New locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of Odonata in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | new locality records and range extensions for several threatened species of odonata in sri lanka |
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