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Natural History – India & Sri Lanka

A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Sri Lanka begins with an overview of Sri Lanka’s climate and geography, its wildlife habitats, and phylogenetic groups. Key mammal watching sites are listed. The main part of the book contains concise species descriptions of 450 birds, 122 mammals, 330 butterflies and other insects, 72 reptiles and amphibians, […]

A Photographic Field Guide to the Amphibians of Sri Lanka

Anslem de Silva, Kanishka Ukuwela, Dilan Chathuranga

A Photographic Field Guide to the Amphibians of Sri Lanka is a complete guide to the 120 species of frog, toad and caecilian found in Sri Lanka. Extinct species are also listed for completeness. With photographs from the authors, each species is illustrated with many variants.The general introduction includes details of the climate, geography and […]

A Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

A Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 462 bird species seen in Sri Lanka. With photographs from the author and the region’s other top-quality nature photographers, each species is illustrated, including variants where relevant. The guide is focused on field use to help beginners […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of India (2nd edition)

Bikram Grewal and Garima Bhatia

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of India is an introductory photographic identification guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in India. High quality photographs from one of India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities […]

Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of India

Bikram Grewal, Tripta Sood & Manjula Mathur

Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of India is a wide ranging overview of the subcontinent’s wildlife, describing and illustrating over 984 species from all 26 states, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Indian region is exceptionally rich in wildlife due to its wide variety of habitats and climates. Altitude ranges from sea level to […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka (3rd edition)

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

A photographic identification guide to 280 bird species covering the most commonly seen in Sri Lanka is an ideal, portable guide for residents and visitors alike, written by an experienced birder with a track record for writing to a popular audience. The author’s top quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of India

Peter Smetacek

A photographic identification guide to the 280 butterfly species most commonly seen in India. High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies & Dragonflies of Sri Lanka (2nd edition)

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Increasingly the segmentation between birders, butterfly watchers, dragonfly watchers and photographers is reducing as interests overlap and there is a demand for books that cover the three popular groups of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Having written and photographed the guide to the birds of Sri Lanka in the series, Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne has produced […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Flowers of Sri Lanka

Darshani Singhalage, Nadeera Weerasinghe and Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Photographic identification guide to the 280 flower species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka. Over 300 high quality photographs from Sri Lanka’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, the different habitats and flower structure. Also included is a […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Garden Flowers of India

Pradeep Sachdeva & Vidya Tongbram

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Garden Flowers of India is a photographic identification guide to the 280 native and introduced species of garden flower most commonly seen in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of India (2nd edition)

Bikram Grewal & Rohit Chakravarty

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of India is an introductory photographic identification guide to 280 mammal species most commonly seen in India. High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka is a photographic identification guide to 92 land and 30 marine mammals, representing 90 per cent of all mammals in Sri Lanka, and providing a perfect for guide for residents and visitors alike. Over 300 high-quality photographs from Sri Lanka’s top nature photographers are accompanied by […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles of India

Indraneil Das and Abhijit Das

A photographic identification guide to the 280 reptile species most commonly seen in India (covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives). High-quality photographs from the region’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate and vegetation, snake-bite management […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles of Sri Lanka (2nd edition)

Anslem de Silva & Kanishka Ukuwela

A photographic identification guide to the 150 reptile species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka. High-quality photographs from the authors are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers fascinating information on folklore associated with reptiles, snake topography, how to deal with snake bites and a glossary. […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Trees & Shrubs of India

Pradeep Sachdeva & Vidya Tongbram

This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 tree and shrub species most commonly seen in India is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Trees of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Trees of Sri Lanka is a photographic identification guide to 125 tree species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka, which is perfect for resident and visitor alike. Over 350 high quality photographs from Sri Lanka’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution and […]

Wild Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Sri Lanka has one of the highest species densities in the world including a number of endemic plants and animals. Unusually for a small island it also has large mammals. It is one of the best places in the world for seeing and photographing Blue Whales, Sperm Whales, Leopards, Asian Elephants and Sloth Bears, dubbed […]