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Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura, Balanophis, Cercaspis, Haplocercus, and Pseudotyphlops. [ 2] Out of them only five of the land snakes are considered potentially deadly and life threatening to humans. Among snakes, 54 are endemic to Sri Lanka. [ 3] The total increased to 107 with new descriptions of Dendrelaphis, Rhinophis ...
As of 2022, Sri Lanka has eight sites on the list. The first three sites, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, and the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, were listed in 1982. The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites ...
The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology ( APIIT) is an educational organisation specializing in providing education and training programs in computing and information technology. Founded by Datuk Parmjit Singh and based originally in Malaysia, APIIT has since established other centers in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
Adam's Bridge. Adam's Bridge, [ a] also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, [ c] is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge was formerly ...
This year’s Python Challenge begins at 12:01 am Friday and ends at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Participants can hunt in designated areas that stretch from western Palm Beach County to the Tamiami ...
47. Virginia. Under the amended terms of the Senior Citizens Higher Education Act of 1974, Virginia residents over 60 years old who earn a taxable income of less than $23,850 annually can audit up ...
The Army Training School (ATS) ( Sinhala: යුද්ධ හමුදා පුහුණු පාසල, romanized: yuddha hamudā puhuṇu pāsala) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for recruit training and unit training for infantry battalion. It is based in Maduruoya it was established in 1985 at the Panagoda Cantonment by the ...
According to Paranavithana, during this period over 75 ships carrying Murundi soldiers from Mangalore arrived in Sri Lanka and landed in Chilaw to protect King Dathusena, most of them Christians. King Dathusena's daughter was married to Migara, a Christian and the commander of the Singhalese army. [7] [8]