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306:/ Netherlands Partnership Programme, provided free to 5,000 school libraries. This program aimed, for the first time in Sri Lanka, to put scientific local-language biodiversity texts in the hands of young people. Pethiyagoda has also been outspoken in his advocacy of policy reform in Sri Lanka, writing on subjects such as biopiracy, abortion and sexual ethics in the media, in addition to lecture-videos on diverse topics including nutrition, agricultural policy, and economic and political reform. 269:, and from 1982 to 1987 as director of that institution. That same year he was awarded the Vadamarachchi Medal by President J.R. Jayewardene for his services to the Sri Lanka Armed Forces during the Vadamarachchi Campaign. In 1984 he was concurrently appointed chairman of Sri Lanka's Water Resources Board. He served as Advisor on Environment and Natural resources to the Government of Sri Lanka from 2002 to 2004 and was in 2005 elected Deputy Chair of the 33: 514: 318:
of almost 100 new species of vertebrates from Sri Lanka, including fishes, amphibians and lizards, in addition to 43 species of freshwater crabs. This work also led to the finding that some 19 species of Sri Lankan amphibians have become extinct in the past 130 years, the highest national extinction
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Biodiversity Partnership. In 2009 he was appointed a Research Associate of the Australian Museum, Sydney, and from 2015 to 2018 he served as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board. On 22 June 2022, Pethiyagoda was appointed Senior Policy Adviser to Sajith Premadasa, MP, Leader of the Opposition of Sri
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Pethiyagoda diverted the profits from this book to an endowment for the Wildlife Heritage Trust (WHT), a foundation he established in 1990 to further biodiversity exploration in Sri Lanka, with the business model of publishing natural history books and channelling the proceeds into further
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Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Hallermann, J.; Fujunuma, J.; Grillitsch, H.; Campbell, P.D. (2014). "A new species of the genus Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from high elevations of the Knuckles Massif of Sri Lanka".
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Biju, S. D.; Garg, Sonali; Gokulakrishnan, G.; Chandrakasan, Sivaperuman; Thammachoti, Panupong; Ren, Jinlong; Gopika, C.; Bisht, Karan; Hamidy, Amir; Shouche, Yogesh (12 November 2020).
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Garg, Sonali; Senevirathne, Gayani; Wijayathilaka, Nayana; Phuge, Samadhan; Deuti, Kaushik; Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Meegaskumbura, Madhava; Biju, Sd (22 February 2018).
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He resigned from government office in 1987 to commence work on a project to explore the island's freshwater fishes, which led to his first book in 1990,
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Bahir, Mohomed M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2005). "A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of Sri Lanka".
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exploration and research. Between 1991 and 2012 WHT published some 40 books in both English and Sinhala, including titles such as
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Manamendra–Arachchi, K.; Batuwita, S.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2007). "A revision of the Sri Lankan day geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae:
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From 1981 to 1982 Pethiyagoda served as an engineer in the Division of Biomedical Engineering of the Sri Lankan
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Ashton, M.S.; Gunatilleke, S.; de Zoysa, N.; Dassanayake, M.D.; Gunatilleke, N.; Siril Wijesundera, S. (2004).
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Pethiyagoda, R.; Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (1998). "A revision of the endemic Sri Lankan agamid lizard genus
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Pethiyagoda, R.; Kottelat, M.; Silva, A.; Maduwage, M.; Meegaskumbura, M. (2008). "A review of the genus
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In recognition of his contribution to biodiversity conservation Pethiyagoda was elected a Fellow of the
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Batuwita, Sudesh; de Silva, M.; Edirisinghe, U. (November 2013). "A review of the danionine genera
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Pearls, spices and green gold: an illustrated history of biodiversity exploration in Sri Lanka
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Pearls, spices and green gold: an illustrated history of biodiversity exploration in Sri Lanka
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Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub frogs of the genus
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Together with colleagues at WHT Pethiyagoda has been responsible for the discovery and/or
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after the Begali youth known only as Haludar, who illustrated the fishes depicted in
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Moyle, P.B. (1991). "Review of R. Pethiyagoda, Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka".
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in Sri Lanka, Pethiyagoda began a (still ongoing) project to convert abandoned
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in Sri Lanka, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)".
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The ecology and biogeography of Sri Lanka: A context for freshwater fishes
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The Ecology and Biogeography of Sri Lanka: A Context for Freshwater Fishes
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Several new species have been named in his honour, including the fishes
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The fauna of Sri Lanka: status of taxonomy, research and conservation
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and the biogeography of Sri Lanka. He is a Research Associate of the
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Devi, K. Rema; Indra, T.J.; Knight, J.D. Marcus (26 August 2010).
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and serves as editor for Asian Freshwater Fishes of the journal
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Pethiyagoda, Rohan; Meegaskumbura, M.; Maduwage, K. (2012).
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and, aided by a grant from the Biodiversity Window of the
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into natural forest, for which he was honoured by the
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Horton Plains: Sri Lanka's cloud-forest national park
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Horton Plains: Sri Lanka's cloud-forest national park
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Colombo: WHT Publications. p. 258. 1212:Sri Lankan primates: An enthusiasts' guide 953: 951: 581:"Rohan Pethiyagoda new Tea Board Chairman" 31: 1754: 1681:Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 1559: 1526: 1515:Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1498: 1380:Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 1354: 1089: 1016: 938:Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 761: 680: 355:National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka 213:scientist, amphibian and freshwater-fish 1504: 1260:Pethiyagoda, R.; Sudasinghe, H. (2021). 1203: 780: 465:Category:Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda 440:in honour of the evolutionary biologist 327:In 1998, concerned by the rapid loss of 298:, one of several titles translated into 220: 196:The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 16:Sri Lankan scientist and conservationist 1462: 948: 712:Kotagama, S.; Wijayasinghe, A. (1998). 689:A field guide to the birds of Sri Lanka 625: 623: 621: 296:A field guide to the birds of Sri Lanka 1793: 1638:Singh, Shiv Sahay (12 November 2020). 983:Journal of South Asian Natural History 687:Kotagama S.; Wijayasinghe, A. (1995). 484: 482: 480: 239:Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1637: 651: 645: 531: 1548:International Journal of Odonatology 814: 618: 532:Black, Richard (19 September 2005). 243:King's College, University of London 1705: 1160: 1119:Dissanayake, Rajith (24 May 2022). 1038:Bambaradeniya, Channa, ed. (2006). 819:. The Sunday Leader. Archived from 477: 13: 1286:"Fish Section Research Associates" 556:"Fish Section Research Associates" 534:"Global plan to rescue amphibians" 525: 281: 14: 1847: 1816:Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia 1737:Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2 May 2013). 893:"No sex please, we're Sri Lankan" 631:"Rohan Pethiyagoda – The Project" 231:S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia 98:S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia 1528:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00580.x 515:"What matters is the work we do" 271:IUCN Species Survival Commission 179:Rolex Award for Enterprise, 2000 1811:Alumni of King's College London 1730: 1631: 1576: 1542:van der Poorten, Nancy (2012). 1437: 1390: 1300: 1278: 1253: 1228: 1178: 1138: 1112: 1098: 1031: 993: 970: 925: 910: 885: 860: 835: 817:"New perspective on amphibians" 808: 755: 730: 705: 415:Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai 600: 573: 548: 507: 491:Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka 322: 309: 288:Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka 146:Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka 1: 1189:. Colombo: WHT. p. 241. 794:. Colombo: WHT. p. 440. 766:. Colombo: WHT. p. 297. 716:. Colombo: WHT. p. 516. 633:. Rolex Awards for Enterprise 493:. Colombo: WHT. p. 362. 470: 458:Taxa described by Pethiyagoda 44:Tilak Rohan David Pethiyagoda 1836:Sri Lankan environmentalists 1561:10.1080/13887890.2012.692112 1505:Benjamin, Suresh P. (2010). 1108:– via www.youtube.com. 1072:Austroeupatorium inulifolium 739:Siri Laka gaskolan athpotha 7: 1210:Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2012). 1125:Mongabay Environmental News 1025:Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 964:Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 917:Rohan Pethiyagoda's channel 489:Pethiyagoda, Rohan (1990). 359:Horton Plains National Park 337:Rolex Awards for Enterprise 10: 1852: 1356:10.11609/jott.o2505.1121-9 1343:Journal of Threatened Taxa 792:Sri Lankawe Ubhayajeeveen 260: 1765:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.2.9 1601:10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.1 1484:10.11646/zootaxa.3785.1.5 1415:10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1 1027:. Supplement 12: 121–126. 966:. Supplement 12: 163–303. 424:in Pethiyagoda's honour. 374: 348:Linnean Society of London 342:In 2022, he received the 191: 173:Vadamarachchi Medal, 1987 167: 139: 129: 121: 111: 93: 79: 71: 39: 30: 23: 1235:Pethiyagoda, R. (2012). 1185:Pethiyagoda, R. (2007). 1091:10.4038/cjsbs.v40i2.3934 275:British American Tobacco 1595:(1): zootaxa.4878.1.1. 1288:. The Australian Museum 815:Fernando, Prithiviraj. 204:Rohan David Pethiyagoda 185:The Linnean Medal, 2022 1511:(Araneae: Salticidae)" 762:Somaweera, R. (2006). 409:Onomastus pethiyagodai 391:; the microhylid frog 251:Biomedical Engineering 102:King's College, London 1831:Sri Lankan zoologists 764:Sri Lankawe Sarpayin 560:The Australian Museum 406:; the jumping spider 319:record in the world. 221:Early life and career 1706:AFP (16 July 2012). 1337:Puntius filamentosus 1239:. WHT. p. 320. 691:. WHT. p. 224. 403:Calotes pethiyagodai 255:University of Sussex 106:University of Sussex 1821:Sinhalese activists 823:on 27 November 2011 233:. He was awarded a 1172:scholar.google.com 714:Siri Laka kurullo 452:Francis Hamilton's 412:and the dragonfly 400:the dragon lizard 388:Rasboroides rohani 267:Ministry of Health 1246:978-955-9114-41-3 1196:978-955-9114-38-3 801:978-955-9114-34-5 748:978-955-9114-30-7 433:freshwater fishes 363:Australian Museum 201: 200: 134:Australian Museum 122:Years active 25:Rohan Pethiyagoda 1843: 1826:Sinhalese people 1785: 1784: 1758: 1734: 1728: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1714:. Archived from 1703: 1697: 1696: 1694: 1692: 1678: 1669: 1663: 1662: 1660: 1658: 1635: 1629: 1628: 1580: 1574: 1573: 1563: 1539: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1502: 1496: 1495: 1466: 1460: 1459: 1457: 1455: 1441: 1435: 1434: 1394: 1388: 1387: 1367: 1361: 1360: 1358: 1349:(9): 1121–1129. 1326: 1320: 1319: 1317: 1315: 1310:. Magnolia Press 1304: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1282: 1276: 1275: 1257: 1251: 1250: 1232: 1226: 1225: 1207: 1201: 1200: 1182: 1176: 1175: 1168:"Google Scholar" 1164: 1158: 1157: 1156:on 18 June 2019. 1152:. 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Index


Colombo
Sri Lanka
BSc
M.Phil.
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
King's College, London
University of Sussex
Taxonomist
Australian Museum
Vadamarachchi Medal, 1987
Rolex Award for Enterprise, 2000
The Linnean Medal, 2022
The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan
biodiversity
taxonomist
Colombo
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
BSc
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
King's College, University of London
M.Phil.
Biomedical Engineering
University of Sussex
Ministry of Health
IUCN Species Survival Commission
British American Tobacco
Sinhala
World Bank

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