About Me

I began my career as a nature enthusiast, inspired by a family background that valued the natural world. In 2017, I entered the Faculty of Science at the University of Peradeniya, earning a B.Sc. with First Class Honours in Zoology. After graduation, I worked as a Temporary Demonstrator in the Department of Zoology at the same university, and in 2023, I was appointed Lecturer (Probationary), a position I currently hold. My research focuses on scorpions, amphibians, reptiles, and freshwater fishes, with an emphasis on their evolutionary history and conservation, using an integrative approach that combines field ecology, molecular phylogenetics, and morphology. As an avid field biologist and macro photographer, I have conducted extensive surveys across Sri Lanka's rainforests and highlands, documenting biodiversity and promoting conservation awareness among schoolchildren, undergraduates, and budding zoologists.