Paranemobius pictus (Saussure, 1877) This cricket species has been recorded in Sri Lanka and India. It is typically wingless and commonly found in wet-zone streams with boulders. Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved. #srilanka #wildlife #photograghy #macro

Did you know that, thanks to @HiranyaSud, a PDF of G M Henry's autobiography is freely available? 👇 Henry, G.M. (2000) Pearls to Painting - A Naturalist in Ceylon: The Memoirs of George Morrison Reid Henry. C. Johnson (ed). WHT Publications, Colombo. hiranya.me/uploads/1/2/1/…

Here, we present the rediscovery of Ademula contaminata in Sri Lanka after 120 years, along with its first record from India, including a redescription and insights into its natural history. Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa. doi.org/10.11609/jott.… #srilanka #research

Hot off the press in 'Zygote' Cambridge University Press - the embryonic development of the world's smallest pufferfish, Carinotetraodon travancoricus #pufferfish #WesternGhats #threatenedspecies 🐡🐡🐡🐡 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

With the discovery of Tenkana jayamangali, our knowledge of jumping spider diversity has become a bit richer! (doi.org/10.3897/zookey…) And oh, by the way, belated Happy International Jumping Spider Day!

World Tiger Beetle Day! Since 11 Nov was celebrated as the World #Tiger #Beetle Day starting from this year, I thought it would be a good time to share some Tiger Beetles here to remind everyone how cool they are! #insects #biodiversity #conservation #education

Rest!  මැඩිමුහුණා. Sri Lanka Frogmouth. Batrachostomus moniliger Blyth, 1849 Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved. #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #srilanka

අසෝක පෙතියා. Asoka Barb. 𝑆𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑘𝑎 (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989) As shown here, the habitat already affected by habitat degradation, and quick measures should be taken to safeguard this remarkable species. Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved.

One quarter of the world's freshwater fauna threatened with extinction!! Check out our paper in the latest issue of nature and an accompanying story in the The New Indian Express Ron of Kochi nature.com/articles/s4158… FW Conservation IUCN Red List IUCN Species Survival Commission Jörg Freyhof Topiltzin Contreras

Spotted Locust Aularches miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) This large, brightly colored grasshopper belongs to the family Pyrgomorphidae and is native to South and Southeast Asia. Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved. #srilanka #wildlife #orthoptera #photograghy

#NewSpeciesAlert A new #species of #damselfly restricted to the Peak Wilderness Mountain Range #srilanka 🇱🇰 It is only found in montane forests between 850-1650 m. With this discovery, the diversity of Sri Lankan odonates increases to 133. worlddragonfly.org/article/tijo20…

Here we present a new species of damselfly named "Ceylonosticta sripadensis" from Peak Wilderness Mountain Range, Sri Lanka. Published in International Journal of Odonatology. researchgate.net/publication/39… #newspecies #odonata #srilanka #biodiversity #endangeredwildlife

Alien Among Leaves! Acalolepta rusticatrix (Fabricius, 1801) 1st Place – Wildlife Macro Category, National Wildlife Photography Awards 2025, organized by the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved.

අවර වවුලා. Tickell’s Bat. Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth, 1851) Copyrights © Tharindu Ranasinghe.All Rights Reserved.

Here, I present a critical commentary on a paper and highlights the importance of rigorous taxonomic sampling, accurate interpretation of phylogenetic data, and adherence to legal and ethical standards in biodiversity research. Published in Zootaxa #srilanka

Huge congratulations to Vivek Menon Vivek Menon Wildlife Trust of India for being elected Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission IUCN Species Survival Commission IUCN first asian to lead the SSC, the world's largest volunteer conservation-science network #species #Conservation iucn.org/news/202510/iu…

What is iNaturalist? An introduction & virtual demonstration of iNat to a primarily Sri Lankan audience, via the Sri Lanka Natural History Society. Saturday, Nov 15, 2025. 6:30 PM 🇱🇰 time (Note: QR code in poster➡️iNaturalist app) Zoom: Meeting ID: 840 2777 8484 Passcode: 824340

The diversification of the loach genus Schistura in Sri Lanka Madhava Meegaskumbura Published in Zoosystematics and Evolution

The diversification of the loach genus Schistura McClelland, 1838 (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) in Sri Lanka Hiranya Sudasinghe, Kumudu Wijesooriya, Tharindu Ranasinghe , Rohan Pethiyagoda, Madhava Meegaskumbura Zoosystematics and Evolution   101(4): 2133-2159 zse.pensoft.net/article/165370/

Check out the first video footage of the enigmatic aquifer -dwelling Gitchak nakana: a new genus and species of blind cobitid from #Assam youtube.com/watch?v=qDhlpV… Senckenberg Research