THE KNUCKLES RANGE

THE  KNUCKLES  RANGE :-This mountain range was khristened "Kunckles" by a European visitor because of its resemblance to the back of a clenched fist. Most Sri Lankan climatic conditions exist within 159 sq.kms, including the four major forest formations; Lowland, dry semi-evergreen; wet evergreen; mid-elevation dry evergreen and montane wet evergreen. kunckles houses leopards, wild boar, deer, the rarely seen otter, the Horned Lizard, the rare Marbled Cliff Frog and over identified endemic species of birds.