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Learn the wildlife of Uda Walawe National Park

Sri Lanka

410 species have research-grade observations inside Uda Walawe National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus242
  2. Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis242
  3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus200
  4. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala153
  5. Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus107
  6. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus89
  7. Jerdon's Bushlark Plocealauda affinis85
  8. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela78
  9. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri74
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea70

Plants

  1. Crown flower Calotropis gigantea22
  2. Common lantana Lantana camara9
  3. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata7
  4. Indian banyan Ficus benghalensis6
  5. Flame lily Gloriosa superba6
  6. Teak Tectona grandis5
  7. Blue Pea Clitoria ternatea5
  8. Coffee Senna Senna occidentalis5
  9. Sickle Senna Senna tora5
  10. Neem Azadirachta indica5

Mammals

  1. Chital Axis axis125
  2. Domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis74
  3. Golden Jackal Canis aureus61
  4. Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii58
  5. Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis15
  6. Indian Grey Mongoose Urva edwardsii13
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa12
  8. Three-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum12
  9. Indian Flying Fox Pteropus medius10
  10. Jungle Cat Felis chaus4

Insects

  1. Common Crow Euploea core11
  2. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus9
  3. Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace9
  4. Crimson Rose Swallowtail Pachliopta hector9
  5. Giant Honey Bee Apis dorsata8
  6. Ditch Jewel Brachythemis contaminata7
  7. Common Rose Swallowtail Pachliopta aristolochiae7
  8. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis6
  9. Common Jezebel Delias eucharis6
  10. Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora5

Spiders and kin

  1. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi3
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria2
  3. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes2
  4. Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider Herennia multipuncta1
  5. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata1
  6. Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver Gasteracantha geminata1
  7. Jade Jumping Spider Siler semiglaucus1
  8. Hump Back Araneid Spider Eriovixia excelsa1
  9. Olios lamarcki1
  10. Phrynichus ceylonicus1

Reptiles

  1. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor126
  2. Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis115
  3. Indian Black Turtle Melanochelys trijuga17
  4. Common Green Forest Lizard Calotes calotes16
  5. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator6
  6. Spotted House Gecko Hemidactylus parvimaculatus5
  7. Indian Cobra Naja naja5
  8. Painted-lip Lizard Calotes ceylonensis4
  9. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus4
  10. Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena3

Amphibians

  1. Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis12
  2. Indian Five-fingered Frog Phrynoderma hexadactylum7
  3. Common Hourglass Tree Frog Polypedates cruciger5
  4. Common Paddy Field Frog Minervarya agricola5
  5. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus3
  6. Chunam Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus2
  7. Sri Lanka wood frog Hylarana gracilis2
  8. Schneider's Toad Duttaphrynus scaber1
  9. Jerdon's Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus crassus1
  10. Painted Globular Frog Uperodon taprobanicus1

Fish

  1. Spotted Snakehead Channa punctata1
  2. Green Chromide Etroplus suratensis1
  3. Rohu Labeo rohita1
  4. Common Spiny Loach Lepidocephalichthys thermalis1
  5. Tank Goby Glossogobius giuris1
  6. Olive Barb Systomus sarana1
  7. Filament Barb Dawkinsia filamentosa1

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.