| The conservation status of the world’s reptiles M Böhm, B Collen, JEM Baillie, P Bowles, J Chanson, N Cox, ... Biological Conservation 157, 372-385, 2013 | 399 | 2013 |
| Genus-level phylogeny of snakes reveals the origins of species richness in Sri Lanka RA Pyron, HKD Kandambi, CR Hendry, V Pushpamal, FT Burbrink, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66 (3), 969-978, 2013 | 82 | 2013 |
| Lizards of Sri Lanka: a colour guide with field keys R Somaweera, N Somaweera Andreas S. Brahm, 2009 | 76 | 2009 |
| Trade in live reptiles, its impact on wild populations, and the role of the European market M Auliya, S Altherr, D Ariano-Sanchez, EH Baard, C Brown, RM Brown, ... Biological Conservation 204, 103-119, 2016 | 48 | 2016 |
| It’sa dog-eat-croc world: dingo predation on the nests of freshwater crocodiles in tropical Australia R Somaweera, JK Webb, R Shine Ecological Research 26 (5), 957, 2011 | 35 | 2011 |
| Frogs under friendly fire: how accurately can the general public recognize invasive species? R Somaweera, N Somaweera, R Shine Biological Conservation 143 (6), 1477-1484, 2010 | 35 | 2010 |
| Hatchling Australian freshwater crocodiles rapidly learn to avoid toxic invasive cane toads J Webb, R Somaweera, G Brown, R Shine Behaviour 148 (4), 501-517, 2011 | 28 | 2011 |
| The Role of Predation in Shaping Crocodilian Natural History R Somaweera, M Brien, R Shine Herpetological Monographs 27, 23–51, 2013 | 25 | 2013 |
| The (non) impact of invasive cane toads on freshwater crocodiles at Lake Argyle in tropical Australia R Somaweera, R Shine Animal Conservation 15 (2), 152-163, 2012 | 20 | 2012 |
| Why does vulnerability to toxic invasive cane toads vary among populations of Australian freshwater crocodiles? R Somaweera, R Shine, J Webb, T Dempster, M Letnic Animal Conservation 16 (1), 86-96, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
| Sri Lankawe Sarpayin (‘The Snakes of Sri Lanka’) R Somaweera Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2006 | 16* | 2006 |
| Serpents in jars: the snake wine industry in Vietnam R Somaweera, N Somaweera Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 (11), 1251-1260, 2010 | 15 | 2010 |
| A new species of coralsnake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata: Elapidae) from the Central Province of Sri Lanka EN Smith, K Manamendra-Arachchi, R Somaweera Zootaxa, 19-33, 2008 | 14 | 2008 |
| Distribution and current status of the endemic geckos of Sri Lanka M Wickramasinghe, R Somaweera Gekko 3 (1), 2-13, 2002 | 13 | 2002 |
| Australian Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) Transport Their Hatchlings to the Water R Somaweera, R Shine Journal of Herpetology 46 (3), 407-411, 2012 | 12 | 2012 |
| Nest‐site selection by crocodiles at a rocky site in the Australian tropics: Making the best of a bad lot R Somaweera, R Shine Austral ecology 38 (3), 313-325, 2013 | 10 | 2013 |
| A Biodiversity Status Profile of Bundala National Park: A Ramsar Wetland in Sri Lanka CNB Bambaradeniya, SP Ekanayake, RHSS Fernando, N Perera, ... IUCN, Sri Lanka, 2002 | 10 | 2002 |
| Varanus salvator D Bennett, M Gaulke, ER Pianka, R Somaweera, SS Sweet IUCN, 2013 | 9 | 2013 |
| Does the invasive shrub Ulex europaeus benefit an endemic Sri Lankan lizard R Somaweera, N Wijayathilaka, G Bowatte Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7 (2), 219-226, 2012 | 8 | 2012 |
| Determinants of habitat selection by hatchling Australian freshwater crocodiles R Somaweera, JK Webb, R Shine PloS one 6 (12), e28533, 2011 | 7 | 2011 |
Richard ShineProfessor of Biology, University of SydneyVerified email at sydney.edu.au