A comprehensive checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Sri Lanka, a component of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

By

Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth
Kumari, Shailja
Kurien, Vijo Thomas
Thomas, Ambattu paili
Paliwal, Rahul
Julka, J.M. (Jatinder Mohan), 1939-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

64

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

7--36

Subjects

endemic , Horton plains , Indian Subcontinent , Megascolex , Notoscolex , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.64.e56877

 

Abstract

A comprehensive checklist of the earthworm species known from Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian subcontinent, is presented. In total, 81 species and subspecies belonging to 20 genera and 8 families are recorded. Of these, 58 are Sri Lanka endemics, 2 near endemics and 21 exotics. The checklist includes the type locality, any significant subsequent generic placements, and the distributional pattern with province and districts for each species/subspecies within Sri Lanka.