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.

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.

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.
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.