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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[1] "L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe". University of California, Berkeley.

[2] Yatawara, Dhaneshi. "Eight shrub frog species named after Sri Lankans". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[Ref_1-3] Rodrigo, Malaka. "Repertoire: Animals in action and more". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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