Funambulus (Funambulus) layardi Blyth 1849

Funambulus (Funambulus) layardi Blyth 1849, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 18: 602.

Type Locality: "Upland districts" [Sri Lanka]. Restricted by Thomas (1924 a:241) to "Ambigamoa Hills... Central Province (7° N., 80° 3'E.)...." .

Vernacular Names: Layard's Palm Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Funambulus (Funambulus) layardi subsp. layardi Blyth 1849

Subspecies Funambulus (Funambulus) layardi subsp. dravidianus Robinson 1917

Distribution: S and C Sri Lanka, and mountains of S India.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Funambulus . The presence of this species in S India is based on very few specimens.