User:A. A. Thasun Amarasinghe

Thasun Amarasinghe is one of Indonesia's leading naturalist and a taxonomist on Herpetofauna of Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Early life and career
Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22 November 1984. Secondary education at Royal Collage, Colombo 07.

Authored taxa
Calotes manamendrai AMARASINGHE & KARUNARATHNA, 2014 Calotes pethiyagodai AMARASINGHE, KARUNARATHNA, HALLERMANN, 2014 Cnemaspis aceh ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017 Cnemaspis andalas ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017 Cnemaspis minang ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017 Cnemaspis pagai ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017 Cnemaspis rajabasa AMARASINGHE, HARVEY, RIYANTO & SMITH, 2015 Cnemaspis tapanuli ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017 Cophotis dumbarae MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI, DE SILVA & AMARASINGHE, 2006 Cylindrophis jodiae AMARASINGHE, INEICH, CAMPBELL & HALLERMANN, 2015 Cylindrophis mirzae AMARASINGHE, INEICH, CAMPBELL & HALLERMANN, 2015 Rabdion grovesi AMARASINGHE, VOGEL, MCGUIRE, SIDIK, SUPRIATNA & INEICH, 2015 Sitana devakai AMARASINGHE, INEICH & KARUNARATHNA, 2015 Sitana bahiri AMARASINGHE, INEICH & KARUNARATHNA, 2015

2017
74. Karunarathna S, AAT Amarasinghe, S Henkanaththegedara, T Surasinghe, M Madawala, D Gabadage & M Botejue (2017). Distribution, habitat associations and conservation implications of Sri Lankan freshwater terrapins outside the protected area network. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 2017: 1–12.

73. Karunarathna S, T Surasinghe, M Madawala, R Somaweera & AAT Amarasinghe (2017). Ecological and behavioural traits of the Sri Lankan water monitor (Varanus salvator) in an urban landscape of Western Province, Sri Lanka. Marine & Freshwater Research 68: 2242–2252.

72. Amarasinghe AAT, NA Poyarkov Jr, PD Campbell, S Leo, J Supriatna & J Hallermann (2017). Systematics of Eutropis rugifera (Stoliczka, 1870) (Squamata: Scincidae) including the redescription of the holotype. Zootaxa 4272: 103–118.

71. Iskandar DT, JA McGuire & AAT Amarasinghe (2017). Description of Five New Day Geckos of Cnemaspis kandiana Group (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra and Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 51: 142–153.

2016
70. Amarasinghe AAT, PD Campbell, MB Madawala, WMS Botejue, DE Gabadage, A de Silva & DMSS Karunarathna (2016). The Re-discovery of live populations of Cnemaspis tropidogaster (Boulenger, 1885) (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka after 120 years. Zootaxa 4200: 395–405.

69. Amarasinghe AAT, PD Campbell, SR Chandramouli, K Deuti, S Raha, DMSS Karunarathna & I Ineich (2016). Taxonomy of two endemic Indian skinks, Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) and E. nagarjunensis (Sharma, 1969) (Reptilia: Scincidae), including redescriptions of their types. Zootaxa 4154: 155–168.

68. Amarasinghe AAT & PD Campbell (2016). On the resolution of a long standing issue surrounding the holotype of Cnemaspis podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 4137: 296–300.

67. Amarasinghe AAT, PD Campbell, SR Chandramouli, K. Deuti, S. Raha, DMSS Karunarathna & I Ineich (2016). Taxonomy and natural history of Eutropis beddomei (Jerdon, 1870) (Reptilia: Scincidae), including a redescription of the holotype. Zootaxa 4132: 509–520.

66. Vogel, G, AAT Amarasinghe & I Ineich (2016). Resurrection of Pseudorabdion torquatum (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854), a former synonym of P. longiceps (Cantor, 1847) (Colubridae: Calamariinae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4121: 337–345.

65. Chandramouli, SR & AAT Amarasinghe (2016). Taxonomic reassessment of the arboreal toad genus Pedostibes Günther 1876 (Anura: Bufonidae) and some allied oriental bufonid genera. Herpetologica 72: 137–147.

2015
64. Amarasinghe AAT, G Vogel, JA McGuire, I Sidik, J Supriatna & I Ineich (2015). Description of a second species of the genus Rabdion Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 (Colubridae: Calamariinae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Herpetologica 71: 234–239.

63. Amarasinghe AAT, MB Harvey, A Riyanto & EN Smith (2015). A New Species of Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Herpetologica 71: 160–167.

62. Amarasinghe AAT, PD Campbell, J Hallermann, I Sidik, J Supriatna & I Ineich (2015). Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis Wagler, 1828 (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Southeast Asia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9: 34–51.

61. Amarasinghe AAT, MB Madawala, DMSS Karunarathna, SC Manolis, A de Silva & R Sommerlad (2015). Human-crocodile conflict and conservation implications of Saltwater Crocodiles Crocodylus porosus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7: 7111–7130.

60. Amarasinghe AAT, DMSS Karunarathna, PD Campbell & I Ineich (2015). Systematics and ecology of Oligodon sublineatus Duméril,  Bibron & Duméril, 1854, an endemic snake of Sri Lanka, including the designation of a lectotype. Zoosystematics & Evolution 91: 71–80.

59. Amarasinghe AAT, I Ineich, DMSS Karunarathna, WMS Botejue & PD Campbell (2015). Two new species of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Sri Lanka, including a taxonomic revision of the Indian Sitana species. Zootaxa 3915: 67–98.

58. Chandramouli, SR & AAT Amarasinghe (2015). On some recent taxonomic advancement and the resultant problems in the arboreal skink genus Dasia Gray, 1839 (Reptilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa 3914: 495–500.

2014
57. Ohler, A, AAT Amarasinghe, F Andreone, A. Bauer, L. Borkin, A. Channing, Y. Chuaynkern, I. Das, K. Deuti, T. Frétey, M. Matsui, T. Nguyen, RA Pyron, MO Rödel, GH Segniagbeto, K Vasudevan & A Dubois (2014). Dicroglossidae Dubois, 1987 (Amphibia, Anura): proposed conservation. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 71: 244–249.

56. Gabadage, DE, A de Silva, WMS Botejue, MM Bahir, TD Surasinghe, MB Madawala, AAT Amarasinghe & DMMS Karunarathna (2014). On the discovery of second living population of Adenomus kandianus (Günther, 1872) from Sri Lanka: with the bioecology, and detailed redescription to the species. Herpetotropicos 10: 37–49.

55. Amarasinghe AAT, DMSS Karunarathna & J Fujinuma (2014). A new species of agamid lizard of the genus Calotes from the Knuckles massif of Sri Lanka. Herpetologica 70: 323–338.

54. Amarasinghe AAT, DMSS Karunarathna, J Hallermann, J Fujinuma, H. Grillitsch & PD Campbell (2014). A new species of the genus Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from high elevations of the Knuckles Massif of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3785: 59–78.

2013
53. Karunarathna DMSS, SM Henkanaththegedara, AAT Amarasinghe & A de Silva (2013). Impact of vehicular traffic on herpetofaunal mortality in a savannah forest, Eastern Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 5: 111–119.

52. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2013). Behavioural ecology and microhabitat use by Lyriocephalus scutatus (Linnaeus, 1758): a monotypic genus in Sri Lanka (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) with notes on the taxonomy. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20: 1–15.

2012
51. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe, MB Madawala & HKD Kandambi (2012). Population status of two Varanus species (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae) in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam lagoon system, with notes on their diet and conservation status. Biawak 6: 22–33.

50. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2012). Rescue actions of the ‘black turtle’ Melanochelys trijuga thermalis (Reptilia: Bataguridae) from Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 7: 17–19.

49. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2012). Reptile diversity in Beraliya Mukalana proposed forest reserve, Galle District, Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 4: 20–26+pl.

2011
48. Amarasinghe AAT, F Tiedemann & DMSS Karunarathna (2011). Calotes nigrilabris Peters, 1860 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae): a threatened highland agamid lizard in Sri Lanka. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5: 33–43.

47. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2011). Is there a decline of amphibian richness in Ballanwila-Attidiya sanctuary? Froglog 95: 9.

46. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2011). Natural history and conservation status of Calodactylodes illingworthorum Deraniyagala, 1953 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in South-eastern Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 6: 5–10.

45. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2011). Hemidactylus maculates hunae (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) preys on Bandicota bengalensis (Mammalia: Rodentia) in the GalOya national park, Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 5: 111–113.

44. De Silva MC, AAT Amarasinghe, A de Silva & DMSS Karunarathna (2011). Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831) preys on a radiated tortoise in Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 3: 38–41.

43. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2011). A preliminary survey of the reptile fauna in Nilgala forest and its vicinity, Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 3: 69–76.

2010
42. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe, UTI Abeywardena, MDC Asela, HB Jayaneththi & PL Madurapperuma (2010). Some observations of Cnemaspis podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) Sri Lanka. Gekko 6: 23–29.

41. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe & IN Bandara (2010). A survey of the avifaunal diversity of Samanala nature reserve, Sri Lanka by the young zoologists’ association of Sri Lanka. Birding Asia 15: 84–91.

40. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2010). Freilandbeobachtungen zum fortpflanzungsverhalten von Philautus popularis Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005 (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae). Sauria 32: 63–67.

39. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe, DE Gabadage, MM Bahir & LE Harding (2010). Current status of faunal diversity in Bellanwila–Attidiya sanctuary, Colombo District - Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 2: 48–63.

38. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2010). Reptile diversity of a fragmented lowland rainforest patch in Kukulugala, Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 2: 86–94+1pl.

37. Amarasinghe NK & AAT Amarasinghe (2010). Social behaviours of captive Hylobates moloch (Primates: Hylobatidae) in the Javan gibbon rescue and rehabilitation center, Gede-Pangrango national park, Indonesia. Taprobanica 2: 97–103.

36. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2010). Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) feeds on Ramanella variegate (Stoliczka, 1872) (Amphibia: Microhylidae) in Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 2: 104.

2009
35. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe & E Stöckli (2009). Taxonomical and biological study on Calotes ceylonensis Müller, 1887 (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Sri Lanka. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56: 229–238.

34. Amarasinghe AAT, DMSS Karunarathna & DE Gabadage (2009). Current status of Calotes liocephalus Günther, 1872 (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1: 553–557.

33. Amarasinghe AAT, HAPJ Alwis, WMS Botejue & SR Krishnarajah (2009). Three sympatric land snail species in an isolated islet of Rathgama lagoon ecosystem of Sri Lanka. Ruthenica 19: 63–65.

32. Gabadage DE & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). Einige beobachtungen zum beutespektrum von Duttaphrynus spp. (Amphibia: Bufonidae) in Sri Lanka. Sauria 31: 43–44.

31. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). Erstnachweis von blutegeln (Hirudinia) im beutespektrum der langnasen-peitschennatter, Ahaetulla nasuta (Reptilia, Colubridae). Sauria 31: 53–54.

30. Amarasinghe AAT, G Chathuranga & DMSS Karunarathna (2009). Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) in Rathgama lagoon in Galle District, Sri Lanka. Biawak 3: 81–84.

29. Amarasinghe AAT, U Manthey, E Stöckli, I Ineich, SO Kullander, F Tiedemann, C McCarthy & DE Gabadage (2009). The original descriptions and figures of Sri Lankan Agamid Lizards (Squamata: Agamidae) of the 18th and 19th centuries. Taprobanica 1: 2–15+4 pls.

28. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). Mutualism in Ramanella nagaoi Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2001 (Amphibia: Microhylidae) and Poecilotheria species (Aracnida: Thereposidae) from Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 16–18.

27. Pradeep WAADG & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). Ovipositional behavior of Calotes ceylonensis Müller, 1887 (Reptilia: Agamidae) observed at the central province of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 24–27.

26. Edirisinghe WGM & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). An unusual mislead communication behaviour of Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) (Amphibia: Bufonidae) and Polypedates cruciger Blyth, 1852 (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) at a human habitation in Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 39–42.

25. Amarasinghe AAT, WMS Botejue & LE Harding (2009). Social behaviours of captive Trachypithecus cristatus (Mammalia: Cercopithecidae) in the National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 66–73.

24. Amarasinghe AAT & AM Bauer (2009). On the holotype of Cnemaspis podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944. Taprobanica 1: 80–82.

23. Amarasinghe AAT, AM Bauer, I Ineich, J Rudge, MM Bahir & DE Gabadage (2009). The original descriptions and figures of Sri Lankan gekkonid lizards (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Taprobanica 1: 83–106.

22. Karunarathna DMSS, MAJS Nawaratne & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). A review of the distribution and conservation status of Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768 (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae) from north-western Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 115–122.

21. Amarasinghe AAT, WAADG Pradeep & DMSS Karunarathna (2009). Observations of a new coloration in Philautus hoffmanni Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005 (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from Dumbara Highlands. Taprobanica 1: 123–125.

20. Amarasinghe AAT & SR Krishnarajah (2009). Distribution patterns of the genus Paludomus (Gastropoda: Thiaridae: Paludominae) in Mahaweli, Kelani, Kalu, Gin and Maha-Oya river basins of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1: 130–134. 19. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2009). Eutropis carinata (Reptilia: Scincidae) feed on Ratnadvipia irradians (Limacoidea: Ariophantidae). Taprobanica 1: 135–136.

2008
18. Amarasinghe AAT & DMSS Karunarathna (2008). Observations on the ovipositional behavior of the Crest – less lizard Calotes liocephalus (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the Knuckles Forest Region of Sri Lanka. Asiatic Herpetological Research 11: 13–16.

17. Chakrabarty P, AAT Amarasinghe & JS Sparks (2008). Rediscription of Pony fishes (Teleostel: Leiognathidae) of Sri Lanka and the status of Aurigequula Flower, 1918. Ceylon Journal of Science 37: 143–161.

16. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe & EMKB Ekanayake (2008). Observed predation on a sucker mouth catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus) by a water monitor (Varanus salvator) in Bellanwila-Attidiya sanctuary. Biawak 2: 37–39.

15. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe & A De Vos (2008). Preliminary notes on the monitor lizards (Family: Varanidae) within the national zoological gardens (NZG) Dehiwala, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Biawak 2: 109–118.

14. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2008). Beobachtung einer dickschnabelkrähe (Aves: Corvidae) beim erbeuten von Ceylon-Taubagamen, Cophotis ceylanica (Reptilia: Agamidae), im Horton Plains nationalpark auf Sri Lanka. Sauria 30: 59–62.

13. Gabadage DE, AAT Amarasinghe & MM Bahir (2008). Notes on the ovipositional behaviour of Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 5: 21–24.

12. Karunarathna DMSS, UTI Abaywardena, AAT Amarasinghe, DGR. Sirimanna & MDC Asela (2008). Amphibian faunal diversity of Beraliya Mukalana proposed forest reserve. Tigerpaper 35: 12–16.

11. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2008). Unusual roosting behaviour of coppersmith barbet Megalaima haemacephala in Matale District, SriLanka. BirdingAsia 10: 102.

2007
10. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2007). Observations on the breeding behavior of Philautus regius Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005 (Amphibia: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) in Nilgala, Monaragala District in Sri Lanka. Russian Journal of Herpetology 14: 133–136.

9. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2007). Notes on the territorial behaviour of Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae). Herpetotropicos 4: 79–83.

8. Amarasinghe AAT & DMSS Karunarathna (2007). Beobachtungen zum Eiablageverhalten der indischen schönechse Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae) in einem anthropogenen biotop in Sri Lanka. Sauria 29: 27–30.

7. Amarasinghe AAT, DMSS Karunarathna & D Warakagoda (2007). The endangered Sri Lanka whistling thrush Myophonus blighi eats an endangered lizard. BirdingAsia 7: 83–84.

6. Udayakumara AADA, DMSS Karunarathna, AAT Amarasinghe & EMKB Ekanayake (2007). First confirmed record of south polar skua Catharacta maccormicki Saunders, 1893 (Aves: Stercorariidae) from western province, Sri Lanka. BirdingAsia 8: 83–84.

5. Soysa WC, AAT Amarasinghe & DMSS Karunarathna (2007). A record of the great eared nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis Vigors, 1830 (Aves: Caprimulgidae) from of Sri Lanka. Siyoth 2: 88–90.

4. Karunarathna DMSS, AAT Amarasinghe, PIK Pebotuwage & AADS Udayakumara (2007). A study of the non-captive avifaunal diversity in the national zoological gardens, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. Siyoth 2: 25–29.

2006
3. Manamendra-Arachchi K, A de Silva & AAT Amarasinghe (2006). Description of a second species of Cophotis (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the highlands of Sri Lanka. Lyriocephalus Suppl. 1, 6: 1–8.

2005
2. Karunarathna DMSS, UTI Abaywardena, MDC Asela, DMGN Karunarathna, DGR Sirimanna & AAT Amarasinghe (2005). First record of the Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768 (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae) from the Nilgala forest reserve in Sri Lanka. Loris 24: 18–20.

1. Karunarathna DMSS & AAT Amarasinghe (2005). An observation on yellow-billed babbler Turdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) feeding on Sri Lankan pipe snake Cylindrophis maculata (Linne, 1754). Sri Lanka Naturalist 7: 27.