Abhijit Das

Abhijit Das, Indian herpetologist.

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(List may be incomplete)

Das, A., Chetia, M., Dutta, S.K. & Sengupta, S. 2013. A new species of Duttaphrynus (Anura: Bufonidae) from northeast India. Zootaxa 3646(4): 336–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.4.2 Reference page.

Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Kar, N.B., Das, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2017. Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906) (Squamata: Colubridae), resurrected as a valid species with marked sexual dichromatism. Zootaxa 4263(2): 318–332. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.2.6 Reference page.
Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Kar, N.B., Das, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2017. PRATYUSH P. MOHAPATRA, S. K. DUTTA, NILADRI B. KAR, ABHIJIT DAS, B. H. C.K MURTHY& V. DEEPAK (2017) Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906) (Squamata: Colubridae), resurrected as a valid species with marked sexual dichromatism. Zootaxa, 4263: 318–332. Zootaxa 4290(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.3.13. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Captain, A., Das, A., Das, S., Rajkumar, K.P., Rathish, R.L. & Gower, D.J. 2017. A new species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats region of India. Zootaxa 4319(1): 27–52. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4319.1.2. Reference page.

Das A., Garg, S., Hamidy, A., Smith, E.N., & Biju, S.D. 2019. A new species of Micryletta frog (Microhylidae) from Northeast India. PeerJ 7:e7012. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7012 Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Chaitanya, R., Mahony, S., Lalrounga, S., Lalrinchhana, C., Das, A., Sarkar, V., Karanth, P. & Deepak, V. 2019. On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India. Zootaxa 4638(4): 451–484. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.1. Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Gower, D.J., Das, A., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalronunga, S., Captain, A. & Deepak, V. 2019. A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India. Zootaxa 4603(2): 241–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.2 Reference page.
Prasad, V.K., Dinesh, K.P., Das, A., Swamy, P., Shinde, A.D. & Vishnu, J.B. 2019. A new species of Sphaerotheca Gunther, 1859 (Amphibia: Anura : Dicroglossidae) from the agro ecosystems of Chota Nagpur Plateau, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119(3): 197–210. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/132173 Reference page.

Das, A., Deepak, V., Wade, E.O.Z., Captain, A. & Gower, D.J. 2020. Description of a new species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4860(2): 267–283. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.2.8 Reference page.
Lalronunga, S., Lalrinchhana, C., Das, A., Gower, D.J. & Deepak, V. 2020. A multilocus molecular perspective on the systematics of the poorly known Northeast Indian colubrid snakes Blythia reticulata (Blyth, 1854), B. hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017, and Hebius xenura (Wall, 1907). Zootaxa 4768(2): 193–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.2.2 Reference page.
Prasad, V.K., Gautam, K.B., Gupta, S.K., Murthy, R.S., Ramesh, K., Shinde, A.D. & Das, A. 2020. Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach. Zootaxa 4851(3): 450–476. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2 Reference page.

Lalronunga, S., Lalhmangaiha, K., Zosangliana, I., Lalhmingliani, E., Gower, D.J., Das, D. & Deepak, V. 2021. A new species of Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870 (Serpentes: Xenodermidae) from Mizoram, India. Zootaxa 4996(3): 555–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.9 Reference page.
Deepak, V., Lalronunga, S., Lalhmingliani, E., Das, A., Narayanan, S., Das, I. & Gower, D.J. 2021. Phylogenetic relationships of xenodermid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Xenodermidae), with the description of a new genus. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 747–762. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e75967 Reference page.
Nawani, S., Deepak, V., Gautam, K.B., Gupta, S.K., Boruah, B. & Das, A. 2021. Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall, 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4966(3): 305–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.3 Reference page.
Das, A., Smith, E.N., Sidik, I., Sarker, G.C., Boruah, B., Patel, N.G., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2021. Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex. Zootaxa 5020(3): 401–433. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.1 Reference page.
Patel, N.G., Garg, S., Das, A., Stuart, B.L. & Biju, S.D. 2021. Phylogenetic position of the poorly known montane cascade frog Amolops monticola (Ranidae) and description of a new closely related species from Northeast India. Journal of Natural History 55(21–22): 1403–1440. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1946185 Reference page.

Deepak V., Cooper, N., Poyarkov, N.A., Kraus, F., Burin, G., Das, A., Narayanan, S., Streicher, J.W., Smith, S.-J. & Gower, D.J. 2022. Multilocus phylogeny, natural-history traits, and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195(1): 279–298. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab099 Reference page.
Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Das, S., Rajkumar, K.P., Pal, S., Gerard, J.D. & Gower, D.J. 2022. Snakes and lizards of the Sky Islands of the Western Ghats. ATREE, Bangalore, India. 114pp. Free PDF Reference page.
Das, A., Gower, D.J., Narayanan, S., Pal, S., Boruah, B., Magar, S., Das, S., Moulick, S. & Deepak, V., 2022. Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India. Zootaxa 5138(4): 417–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.4 Reference page.

Köhler, G., Charunrochana, P.T., Mogk, L., Than, N.L., Kurniawan, N., Kadafi, A.M., Das, A., Tillack, F. & O’Shea, M. 2023. A taxonomic revision of Boiga multomaculata (Boie, 1827) and B. ochracea (Theobald, 1868), with the description of a new subspecies (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae). Zootaxa 5270(2): 151–193. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.1 Reference page.
Boruah, B., Deepak, V. & Das, A. 2023. Musicians in the marsh: a new species of music frog (Anura: Ranidae: Nidirana) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 5374(1): 51–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.1.3 Reference page.

Boruah, B., Narayanan, S., Aravind, N.A., Lalronunga, S., Deepak, V. & Das, A. 2024. Description of six new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeastern India. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 453–486. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e124752 Reference page.
Wang, K., Deepak, V., Das, A., Grismer, L.L., Liu, S. & Che, J. 2024. Systematic revision of the Calotes jerdoni complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the Pan-Himalaya. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 169–192. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e109088 Reference page.