Mendis Wickramasinghe
L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe is a Sri Lankan herpetologist.[1]
Wickramasinghe was born in Kalutara and educated in Tissa Central College.[2] He is credited with the discovery of twenty-one new species (geckos, skinks, snakes and amphibians), also re-discovering several species of amphibians believed to have been extinct.[3]
References
- ↑ "L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe". University of California, Berkeley.
- ↑ Yatawara, Dhaneshi. "Eight shrub frog species named after Sri Lankans". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ Rodrigo, Malaka. "Repertoire: Animals in action and more". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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