Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India.
So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians.
[4] Despite their poor reputation among human communities, ticks may play an ecological role by culling infirm animals and preventing overgrazing of plant resources.
[8][9][10][11] Endemic species are denoted as E. The exact classification of soft ticks in Sri Lanka is not yet understood completely.