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Sri Lanka will play host to an international conference on the biology and conservation of south Asian amphibians and reptiles. The conference is to be jointly organised by the Amphibia and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka and the University of Peradeniya, Kandy, from August 1 to 5. Participants will draft a blueprint for the conservation and management of the highly endangered amphibians and reptiles of south Asia. Sri Lanka has the highest number of amphibian and reptile species per 10,000 sq km area in in the region.