Neelesh Dahanukar

Neelesh Dahanukar, Indian herpetologist and ichthyologist.

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), G1 Block, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India.
• Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India.
• E-mail: n.dahanukar@iiserpune.ac.in

Taxon names authored

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• 15 taxon names authored by Neelesh Dahanukar

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2013

• Padhye, A.D., Sayyed, A., Jadhav, A. & Dahanukar, N. 2013. Raorchestes ghatei, a new species of shrub frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(15): 4913–4931. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o3702.4913-31 Reference page. 

2014

• Ali, A., Katwate, U., Philip, S., Dhaneesh, K.V., Bijukumar, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2014. Horabagrus melanosoma: a junior synonym of Horabagrus brachysoma (Teleostei: Horabagridae). Zootaxa 3881(4): 373–384. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.4.5 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Paingankar, M.S., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2014. Pethia longicauda, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3846(2): 235–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.4 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S. & Dahanukar, N. 2014. Pethia lutea, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and new records of P. punctata from Northern Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(6): 5797–5818. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o3929.5797-818Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2014. The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P. muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3884(3): 201–221. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.3.1 Reference page. 
• Padhye, A.D., Modak, N., Dahanukar, N. 2014. Indirana chiravasi, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from western Ghats of India. Journal of threatened taxa, 6: 6293–6312. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o4068.6293-312, full article (PDF)

2015

• Dahanukar, N., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U. & Raghavan, R. 2015. Badis britzi, a new percomorph fish (Teleostei: Badidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3941(3): 429–436. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.9 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2015: The identity of Hamilton’s Ticto Barb, Pethia ticto (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3964(4): 401–418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.4.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Ali, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2015. Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4059(3): 555–568.DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.3.7 Reference page. 
• Modak, N., Dahanukar, N., Gosavi, N., & Padhye, A.D. & 2015. Indirana salelkari, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of Goa, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7: 7493–7509. DOI: 10.11609/jott.2175.7493-7509 Reference page. 

2016

• Sayyed, A., Pyron, R.A. & Dahanukar, N. 2016. Cnemaspis flaviventralis, a new species of gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(14): 9619–9629. DOI: 10.11609/jott.2599.8.14.9619-9629 Reference page. 
• Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Britz, R. 2016. Amblyceps accari, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4109(2): 218–226. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.6 Reference page. 
• Dahanukar, N., Modak, N., Krutha, K., Nameer, P.O., Padhye, A.D. & Molur, S. 2016. Leaping frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(10): 9221–9288. DOI: 10.11609/jott.2532.8.10.9221-9288 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2016. Pethia sanjaymoluri, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Fish Biology 88(5): 2027–2050. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12980 . Reference page. 
• Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Ali, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2015. Corrigendum: Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4111(1): 100–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.9. Reference page. 
• Knight, J.D.M., Rai, A., D'souza, R.K.P., Philip, S. & Dahanukar, N. 2016. Hypselobarbus bicolor, a new species of large barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4184(2): 316–328. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.4 . Reference page. 

2017

• Anoop, V.K., Dahanukar, N., Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2017. Taxonomy of the zodiac loaches, Mesonoemacheilus triangularis, M. tambaraparniensis and M. periyarensis, endemic to the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4341(1): 124–134. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.1.11. Reference page. 
• Britz, R., Adamson, E., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. 2017. Channa pseudomarulius, a valid species of snakehead from the Western Ghats region of peninsular India (Teleostei: Channidae), with comments on Ophicephalus grandinosus, O. theophrasti and O. leucopunctatus. Zootaxa 4299(4): 529–545. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.4. Reference page. 
• Dahanukar, N., Sulakhe, A. & Padhye, A. 2017. Identity of Sphaerotheca pluvialis (Jerdon, 1853) and other available names among the burrowing frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae) of South Asia. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(6): 10269–10285. DOI: 10.11609/jott.3358.9.6.10269-10285 Reference page. 
• Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Britz, R. 2017. The type locality of Tor mosal (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 4317(3): 593–596. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.12. Reference page. 
• Krutha, K., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. 2017. Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi, a new species of night frog (Amphibia: Nyctibatrachidae) from Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(12): 10985–10997. DOI: 10.11609/jott.2413.9.12.10985-10997 Reference page. 

2018

• Britz, R., Anoop, V.K. & Dahanukar, N. 2018. Dario neela, a new species of badid fish from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa 4429(1): 141–148. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4429.1.6 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Britz, R., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2018. The identity of Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), an endemic Killifish from the Andaman Islands, with notes on Odontopsis armata van Hasselt. Zootaxa 4382(1): 159–174. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.6 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahunukar, N. 2018. A new syntopic species of small barb from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 4434(3): 529–546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.8 Reference page. 

2019

• Anoop, V.K., Britz, R., Arjun, C.P., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. 2019. Pangio bhujia, a new, peculiar species of miniature subterranean eel loach lacking dorsal and pelvic fins from India (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Zootaxa 4683(1): 144–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.8 Reference page. 
• Britz, Ralf, Anoop, V.K., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. 2019. The subterranean Aenigmachanna gollum, a new genus and species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Kerala, South India. Zootaxa 4603(2): 377–388. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.10 Reference page. 
• Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K. & Ali, A. 2019. Channa rara, a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India (Teleostei: Labyrinthici: Channidae). Zootaxa 4683(4): 589–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8 Reference page. 

2020

• Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K., Philip, S., Clark, B., Raghavan, R. & Rüber, L. 2020. Aenigmachannidae, a new family of snakehead fishes (Teleostei: Channoidei) from subterranean waters of South India. Scientific Reports 10: 16081. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73129-6 Reference page. 
• Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2020. Taxonomy and systematics of the ‘Maharaja Barbs’ (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with the description of a new genus and species from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 4803(3): 544–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.3.9 Reference page. 
• Prasad, K., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, A. Anoop, V.K. & Dahanukar, N. 2020. Indoreonectes telanganaensis, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the Godavari Basin of India. Zootaxa 4878(2): 335–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.7 Reference page.