Assess to Plan: Conservation Action Planning for the Snakes and Lizards of Sri Lanka

Contents: Executive Summary. I. Introduction. 1. Reptile diversity of Sri Lanka. 2.  The climatic, altitudinal and ecological zones of Sri Lanka. 3. Scope of workshop. II. Workshop Process. 4. IUCN Red List assessments. 5. Key Biodiversity Area assessments. 6. Assess to Plan. III. Workshop Results. 7. IUCN Red List assessment provisional results. 8.  Summary of major threats to Sri Lankan reptiles. 9. Key Biodiversity Areas. 10. Assessing to Plan. IV. Site-based conservation action planning. 11. Wilpattu Complex. 12. Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve. 13. Knuckles National Conservation Forest. 14. Gannoruwa Forest Reserve. 15. Nilgala Complex. 16. Peak Wilderness Sanctuary Complex. 17. Kalupahana (Uva Province). 18. Morningside and Handapan Ella Plains (Sinharaja IBA). 19. Enasalwatta. 20. Rammalekanda Forest Reserve. V. Threat-based conservation planning. 21. Persecution of snakes. 22. Collection of reptiles for the international pet trade. VI. Intensive care-based conservation planning. 23. Intensive care for Aspidura ravanai. 24. intensive care for Nessia layardi. VII. Summary of actions and further work. References.