A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka (Naturalists’ Guides)

Product Description

Over 300 high-quality photographs from Sri Lanka’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habitat, and viewing tips. The user-friendly introduction covers climatic zones, topography, top wildlife sites, night safaris, and where to watch marine mammals. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the mammals of Sri Lanka encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names.

About the Author

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne is one of Sri Lanka’s most high-profile wildlife personalities. He is passionate about Sri Lanka’s natural history and has authored and photographed over 370 articles for national and international newspapers and magazines on Sri Lankan biodiversity, travel, and business topics. His many books include
Wild Sri Lanka and the
Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka, as well as other titles in the Naturalist’s Guide series on birds, trees, flowers, and butterflies and dragonflies, all published by John Beaufoy Publishing.