Three veteran herpetologists to launch book on Amphibians of Sri Lanka today-By Ifham Nizam
source:Island
Three veteran herpetologists will release Amphibians of Sri Lanka, the second in the series of four comprehensive monographs, today.
Dr. Anslem de Silva told The Island that the annotated bibliography and a checklist of the herpetofauna of Sri Lanka) Volume: 2, a hard cover edition with 334 pages, 216 colour photos, would be launched today.
This monograph is not only a bibliography of published papers on various aspects of the amphibians of Sri Lanka, but a treasure trove for herpetologists, wildlife researchers, wildlife managers, biologists and conservationists, etc.
The monograph consists of 10 chapters with one on the biographical accounts of the three pioneer workers on amphibians of Sri Lanka: Edward Fedrick Kelaart (1819–1860), William Ferguson (1820–1887) and Parakrama Kirtisinghe (1903–1981). The book also includes a chapter on Archaeological and Historical aspects of the amphibians of Sri Lanka, and brief accounts of locals and foreigners who have contributed to various aspects of amphibians of the country.
The three veteran herpetologists of the country will contribute a series of annotated bibliographies on the herpetofauna of Sri Lanka; 1. Chelonians and crocodilians (published 2021) 2. Amphibians of Sri Lanka (15 December 2022) 3. Lizards of Sri Lanka and 4 snakes of Sri Lanka. Project is lead by Regional Chairman of Crocodile Specialist Group (IUCN) for South Asia and Iran, Chairman Snake Specialist Group for South Asia and Sri Lanka Co-chair of Amphora Specialist Group, Sri Lanka Dr, Anslem de Silva, the co-authors Nayana Pradeep Daundasekara and Suranjan Karunarathna also members of many IUCN Specialist Groups. Their latest
The book also includes a chapter titled Archaeological and Historical aspects of the amphibians of Sri Lanka, and brief accounts of locals and foreigners who have contributed to various aspects of amphibians of the country.
This work constitutes a key introduction to the amphibians of Sri Lanka and includes brief accounts of all known amphibians of the country, most illustrated with a colour photograph. Additionally, it includes a list of Joint Authors] and a Systematic Index.
