Anslem de Silva
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Anslem de Silva's Degrees
- Bachelors Zoology University of Colombo
- Masters Herpetology University Grants Commission
- PhD Herpetology University Grants Commission
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Kongahage Anslem Lawrence de Silva is a Sri Lankan biologist and herpetologist recognised as a pioneer of modern herpetology in Sri Lanka. His career spanned for more than five decades; de Silva has contributed to the field of zoology with much research and numerous publications particularly on crocodiles, snakes and lizards.
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- The conservation status of the world's reptiles (2013) (731)
- Envenoming by the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) and Sri Lankan cobra (Naja naja naja): efficacy and complications of therapy with Haffkine antivenom. (1990) (137)
- Frequent and potentially fatal envenoming by hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale and H. nepa) in Sri Lanka: lack of effective antivenom. (2008) (105)
- A new species of day gecko from high elevation in Sri Lanka, with a preliminary phylogeny of Sri Lankan Cnemaspis (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) (2007) (102)
- A photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Sri Lanka (2005) (79)
- South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos. (2010) (79)
- Epidemiology of snake-bite in Sri Lanka: a review. (1983) (60)
- Recent rapid speciation and ecomorph divergence in Indo‐Australian sea snakes (2013) (47)
- A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods (2022) (45)
- Colour guide to the snakes of Sri Lanka (1990) (41)
- Revisiting saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) bites in the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka: distribution, epidemiology and clinical manifestations. (2011) (38)
- Haemostatic dysfunction and acute renal failure following envenoming by Merrem's hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) in Sri Lanka: first authenticated case. (1994) (38)
- Human-crocodile conflict and conservation implications of Saltwater Crocodiles Crocodylus porosus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Sri Lanka (2015) (33)
- Molecular evidence for the taxonomic status of Hemidactylus brookii group taxa (Squamata: Gekkonidae) (2010) (27)
- Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. (2013) (23)
- Evaluating the drivers of Indo‐Pacific biodiversity: speciation and dispersal of sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) (2016) (22)
- The herpetofauna of Sri Lanka : a brief review (1996) (22)
- A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae) (2020) (22)
- Cryptic species, taxonomic inflation, or a bit of both? New species phenomenon in Sri Lanka as suggested by a phylogeny of dwarf geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae, Cnemaspis) (2017) (21)
- A new species of Eutropis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka (2008) (20)
- Neurotoxic envenoming by the Sri Lankan krait (Bungarus ceylonicus) complicated by traditional treatment and a reaction to antivenom. (1993) (19)
- Evolution of nuchal glands, unusual defensive organs of Asian natricine snakes (Serpentes: Colubridae), inferred from a molecular phylogeny (2018) (18)
- Dramatic dietary shift maintains sequestered toxins in chemically defended snakes (2020) (16)
- Death from snake-bite in Anuradhapura District. (1983) (13)
- IMPACT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON HERPETOFAUNAL MORTALITY IN A SAVANNAH FOREST, EASTERN SRI LANKA (2013) (13)
- Description of a new species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Nilgala Savannah forest, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. (2019) (12)
- Micronutrient status of female adolescent school dropouts. (2012) (12)
- Species richness and endemicity of the herpetofauna of South and Southeast Asia (2014) (12)
- Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) the most dangerous sea snake in Sri Lanka: three case studies of severe envenoming. (2014) (12)
- Phylogeography of Dasia Gray, 1830 (Reptilia: Scincidae), with the description of a new species from southern India (2012) (12)
- First reported case of systemic envenoming by the Sri Lankan keelback (Balanophis ceylonensis). (2015) (11)
- Amphibians of Sri Lanka : a photographic guide to common frogs, toads, and caecilians (2009) (10)
- Multilocus phylogeography of the sea snake Hydrophis curtus reveals historical vicariance and cryptic lineage diversity (2014) (10)
- Moderately and mildly venomous snakes of Sri Lanka. (1983) (9)
- Ticks (Acarina: Ixodida) infesting five reptile species in Sri Lanka with sixteen new host records. (2015) (8)
- The presence of protected reptiles from Sri Lanka in international commercial trade (2019) (7)
- Biogeographic origins of the viviparous sea snake assemblage (Elapidae) of the Indian Ocean (2017) (7)
- Geochelone elegans (Schoepff 1795) – Indian Star Tortoise, Star Tortoise (2018) (6)
- Bite of a sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis): a case report from Sri Lanka. (1994) (6)
- Observations on Burrows Dug by Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus Palustris) in Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka (2007) (6)
- Marine Turtles of Sri Lanka: A Historical Account (5)
- Mugger crocodile ( Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831) preys on a radiated tortoise in Sri Lanka (2011) (5)
- Further specimens of the mud snake, Gerarda prevostiana (Homalopsidae) from Sri Lanka with insights from molecular phylogenetics (2017) (5)
- A new species of day gecko (Reptilia, Gekkonidae, Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from Sri Lanka with an updated ND2 gene phylogeny of Sri Lankan and Indian species (2021) (4)
- TWO NEW RUPICOLOUS DAY GECKOS OF THE Cnemaspis alwisi GROUP (REPTILIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM SRI LANKA (2021) (4)
- CROCODILE SPECIALIST GROUP (4)
- A new species of the genus Ceratophora Gray, 1835 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from a lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka, with insights on rostral appendage evolution in Sri Lankan agamid lizards (2020) (3)
- The spread of cholera El Tor in Sri Lanka in 1974. (1977) (3)
- Evolution of herpetology and management of snakebite in Sri Lanka (2019) (3)
- A New Species of Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka with Redescription of H. hunae Deraniyagala, 1937 (2021) (2)
- Reappraisal of Herpetofauna Recorded from Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka with Remarks on Conservation, Diversity, and Distribution (2019) (2)
- The Re-discovery of live populations of Cnemaspis tropidogaster (Boulenger, 1885) (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka after 120 years. (2016) (2)
- Already too late? Massive trade in Indian star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) might have wiped out its phylogeographic differentiation (2020) (2)
- The hidden diversity and inland radiation of Sri Lanka’s ground-dwelling geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) (2022) (2)
- Return to Nilaveli : Edward Harrison Taylor's Sri Lankan herpetofaunal hotspot revisited (2007) (2)
- The status of the Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) inhabiting the Nilwala River, Matara District and its impact on the community (2008) (2)
- Smoking and lung cancer risk in Sri Lankan men: a case-control study (2017) (1)
- Natural History and Conservation of Haly's Tree Skink ( Dasia Haliana ) in Dry Zone Forests of Sri Lanka (2016) (1)
- Thyroid volume in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients: a preliminary report. (2010) (1)
- Rediscovery of the Frilled Tail Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1792) in Sri Lanka after more than 160 years (2016) (1)
- Traditional methods of snake-bite treatment in Sri Lanka. (1983) (1)
- Amphibian abnormalities and threats in pristine ecosystems in Sri Lanka (2019) (1)
- An authentic record of Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka. (2017) (1)
- First Report of Hemipenial Variation among Some Genera and Species of Shieldtail Snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from India and Sri Lanka (2022) (1)
- A phylogenetic and taxonomic assessment of the Cnemaspis alwisi group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with a description of two new species from isolated misty-mountains (2023) (1)
- Diversity, distribution, and natural history of the marine snakes of Sri Lanka (2022) (1)
- Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka (2015) (1)
- Acute neuromuscular paralysis, rhabdomyolysis and long lasting neurological deficits in Ceylon krait (Bungarus ceylonicus) bites: Two authentic cases from a serpentarium in Sri Lanka (2019) (1)
- Ecological and zoological study of endemic Sri Lankan keelback (Balanophis ceylonensis): with implications for its conservations (2018) (1)
- Larvae of the blow fly Caiusa testacea (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as egg predators of Polypedates cruciger Blyth, 1852 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) (2020) (1)
- Systematics of the Sri Lankan Water Snakes of the Genus Fowlea Theobald 1868 (Reptilia: Natricidae) (2022) (0)
- MARINE TURTLE SHELL HEAD ORNAMENTS IN SRI LANKA (2015) (0)
- Epidemiology of snake-bite in Sri Lankan children. (1983) (0)
- Seasonal Fluctuation and Population Distribution of Otocryptis wiegmanni, Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Agamidae) Inhabiting a Tropical Lowland Rain Forest of Sri Lanka (2018) (0)
- The Conservation Status of World Reptiles (2015) (0)
- Throat colour polymorphism in relation to sex and body size of the Litter skink, Lankascincus fallax (2022) (0)
- Biogeographic origins and assembly of the viviparous sea snake fauna (Elapidae) of the Indian Ocean (2015) (0)
- Integrative approach resolves the systematics of barred wolf snakes in the Lycodon striatus complex (Reptilia, Colubridae) (2023) (0)
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