L.J. Mendis Wickramasinghe

L.J. Mendis Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan herpetologist.

Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Munindradasa, D.I.A. 2007. Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1490(1): 1–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1490.1.1 Reference page.
Fernando, S.S., Wickramasinghe, L.J.M & Rodirigo, R.K. 2007. A new species of endemic frog belonging to genus Nannophrys Günther, 1869 (Anura: Dicroglossinae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1403: 55–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1403.1.3 Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Rodrigo, R., Dayawansa, N. & Jayantha, U.L.D. 2007. Two new species of Lankascincus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sripada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1612(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1612.1.1 Reference page.

Gower, D.J. & Wickramsinghe, L.J.M. 2016. Recharacterization of Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1941 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae), including description of new material. Zootaxa 4158(2): 203–212. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.2.3. Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2016. A new canopy-dwelling species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Sinharaja, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4162(3): 504–518. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.5 Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, M.L.J., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Rathnayake, R.M.G.P. 2016. Cnemaspis rajakarunai sp. nov., a rock dwelling day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis) from Salgala, an unprotected lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4168(1): 92–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.4 Reference page.

Wickramasinghe, Mendis L.J., Vidanapathirana, D.R., Rajeev, M.D.G. & Gower, D.J. 2017. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4263(1): 153–164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.1.7. Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Vidanapathirana, D.R., Kandambi, H.K.D., Pyron, R.A. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2017. A New Species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4347(2): 275–292. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.2.4. Reference page.

Karunarathna, S., de Silva, A., Botejue, M., Gabadage, D., Somaratna, L., Hettige, A., Aberathna, N., Madawala, M., Edirisinghe, G., Perera, N., Wickramaarachchi, S., Surasinghe, T., Karunarathna, N., Wickramasinghe, M., Ukuwela, K.D.B. & Bauer, A.M. 2019. Three new species of day geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from isolated granite cave habitats in Sri Lanka. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13(2) [General Section]: 323–354 (e216). Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Bandara, I.N., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2019. A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Knuckles, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4559(2): 265–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.3 Reference page.

Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2020. A new species of Lankascincus Greer, 1991 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Rakwana hills of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 9(1): 23–30. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v9i1.218 Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Vidanapathirana, D.R., Pushpamal, V. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2020. A new species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4748(2): 248–260. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.2 Reference page.
Wickramasinghe, J.L.M., Vidanapathirana, D.R., Wickramasinghe, N. & Gower, D.J. 2020. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Reptilia: Uropeltidae), from cloud forest of the Knuckles massif of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4810(1): 65–80. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.3 Reference page.

Wickramasinghe, N., Vidanapathirana, D.R., De Silva, M.C., Tennakoon, K.H., Samarakoon, S.R. & Wickramasinghe, J.L.M. 2023. A new blindsnake species (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae: Indotyphlops) from the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 12(2): 37–47. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v12i2.306 Reference page.

Gower, D.J., Sampaio, F.L., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2024. Two new species of the shieldtail snake genus Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae), from the Rakwana and the Knuckles Massifs of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 5458(3): 332–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.3.2 Reference page.

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