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)

• 21 taxon names authored by L.J. Mendis Wickramasinghe

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2007

• 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. 

2016

• 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. 

2017

• 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. 

2019

• 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. 

2020

• 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. 

2023

• 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. 

2024

• 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.