Research Interests

1. Processes of speciation, biogeography, ecology, conservation and systematics of herpetofauna in
- Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka
- Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesia) and Peninsular Malaysia
- Wallacea (except Timor)

2. Effects of rain forest fragmentation in shaping regional herpetofaunal diversity in Sri Lanka and Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia

3. Human-Crocodile Conflict (HCC) and mitigation in Sri Lanka and Sumatra Island (Indonesia)

4. Climate change impact on herpetofauna on Java Island (Indonesia)

5. Tropical Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), Forest Rehabilitation, Habitat Enrichment in Sri Lanka and Indonesia