Gayani Senevirathne

Gayani Senevirathne, Sri Lankan herpetologist.

• Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Taxon names authored

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• 11 taxon names authored by Gayani Senevirathne

Publications

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2014

• Biju, S.D., Garg, S., Mahony, S., Wijayathilaka, N., Senevirathne, G., Meegaskumbura, M. 2014. DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species Contributions to Zoology 83(4): 269–335. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2015

• Senevirathne, G. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2015. Life among crevices: osteology of Nannophrys marmorata (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 4032(2): 241–245. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.2.12. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Meegaskumbura, M., Senevirathne, G., Wijayathilaka, N., Jayawardena, B., Bandara, C., Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2015. The Sri Lankan torrent toads (Bufonidae: Adenominae: Adenomus): species boundaries assessed using multiple criteria. Zootaxa 3911(2): 245–261. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3911.2.6

2016

• Biju, S.D., Senevirathne, G., Garg, S., Mahony, S., Kamei, R.G., Thomas, A., Shouche, Y., Raxworthy, C.J., Meegaskumbura, M. & Van Bocxlaer, I. 2016. Frankixalus, a new rhacophorid genus of tree hole breeding frogs with oophagous tadpoles. PLoS One 11(1): e0145727. DOI: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145727 Reference page. 
• Wijayathilaka, N., Garg, S., Senevirathne, G., Karunarathna, N., Biju, S.D. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2016. A new species of Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka: an integrative taxonomic approach. Zootaxa 4066(3): 331–342. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.9. Reference page. 

2018

• Garg, S., Senevirathne, G., Wijayathilaka, N., Phuge, S., Deuti, K., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Meegaskumbura, M. & Biju, S.D. 2018. An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon. Zootaxa 4384(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1 Reference page. 
• Senevirathne, G., Samarawickrama, V.A.M.P.K., Wijayathilaka, N., Manamenda-Arachchi, K., Bowatte, G., Samarawickrama, D.R.N.S. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2018. A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae). Zootaxa 4461(4): 519–538. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4461.4.4 Reference page. 

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ZooBank: 08C1BCAE-3E1A-427D-88D6-F710EA1A419F