Anslem De Silva

I started keeping reptiles at an early age of seven, and I taught herpetology at the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and final year veterinary students at University of Peradeniya. I has conducted herpetofaunal surveys in most important ecosystems in the country and has published more than 400 odd papers of which nearly 60 are books and chapters in books. Also he is the Regional Chairman of the Crocodile Specialist Group for South Asia and Iran, Co-Chair of the Amphibian Specialists Group IUCN.