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70. Replacement of Schedules I, II, III,IV, IVA and V of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Schedules I, II, III,IV, IVA and V of the principal enactment are hereby repealed on the following Schedules substitution therefor :—

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“SCHEDULE I

(Section 30)

List of Mammals and Reptiles that are not protected

Scientific Name

Common Names

(English-E, Sinhala-S, Tamil - T)

Class : Mammalia (Mammals)

Family : Suidae

Sus scrofa

- Wild boar (E), Wal ura (S), Pandi or Kattu pandi (T)

Family : Leporidae

Lepus nigricollis

- Black-naped hare (E), Hawa (S), Mussal or

Muyal (T)

Family : Hystricidae

Hystrix indica

- Indian crested porcupine (E), Ittewa or

Panduru ittewa (S), Mullam pandi or Mullup pandi (T)

Family : Muridae

Rattus rattus

- Common house rat (E), Geyi miya (S), Elli-sund-elli (T)

Rattus norvegicus

- Brown rat (E), Dumburu miya (S), Elli-sund-elli (T)

Mus musculus

- Indian house mice (E), Kos-etamiya (S), Elli-sund-elli (T)

Family : Cercopithecidae

Macaca sinica

- Toque Monkey or Red Monkey (E), Rilawa

(S)

, Kurungu (T)

Semnopithecus entellus

- Grey langur (E), Eli Vandura or Renda

Vandura, Konde Vandura (S), Mundi (T)

Class : Reptilia (Reptiles)

Family : Elapidae

Naja naja

- Cobra (E), Naya (S), Naham, Nalla pambu (T)

Bungarus caeruleus

- Common Krait (E), Thel Karawala (S),

Pudayan pambu (T)

Bungarus ceylonicus

- Sri Lanka Krait (E), Mudhu Karawala (S),

Pudayan pambu (T)

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Scientific Name

Common Names

(English-E, Sinhala-S, Tamil - T)

Family : Viperidae

Daboia russelli

- Russell’s Viper (E), Tith polonga (S), Virian,

Virian Pambu, Suratti pambu (T)

Echis carinata

- Saw-scaled Viper (E), Weli polonga (S),

Virian, Virian pambu, Suratti pambu (T)