page_title: Wildlife of Sri Lanka
section_title: Reptiles
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife of Sri Lanka / Vertebrates / Reptiles
caption_attribution_description: English: Sri Lanka Flying Snake
context_page_description: Wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism in the world.
context_section_description: Sri Lanka currently contains 183 species of reptiles, of which 60 are threatened and 113 are endemic. Most of the reptiles are snakes and the largest are two species of crocodile, the mugger crocodile and saltwater crocodile.
caption: Chrysopelea taprobanica - once endemic, but now found in India as well
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