Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza

Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza, Herpetologist and arachnologist.

• Max Planck Institute for Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, Tübingen 72076, Germany.

Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza

Taxon names authored

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• 66 taxon names authored by Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2010

• Javed, S.M.M., Rao, K.T., Mirza, Z.A., Sanap, R.V. & Tampal, F. 2010. A new species of scorpion of the genus Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Andhra Pradesh, India. Euscorpius 98: 1-11. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2013

• Mirza, Z.A. & Sanap, R.V. 2013. Revalidation of the tarantula genus Phlogiodes Pocock, 1899 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Thrigmopoeinae). Indian Journal of Arachnology 2(2): 17–21. Reference page. 

2014

• Mirza, Z.A., Sanap, R.V. & Bhosale, H. 2014 Description of a new species of arboreal tarantula of the genus Poecilotheria Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Satpura Hills, Central India. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 29(2): 60-65. Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Sanap, R.V. & Bhosale, H. 2014a. Preliminary review of Indian Eumenophorinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with description of a new genus and five new species from the Western Ghats. PLoS One 9(2): e87928. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087928. . Reference page. 
• Zambre, A.M., Sanap, R.V. & Mirza, Z.A. 2014. A new high-elevation scorpion species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae: Scorpiopinae) from the Himalayas, India. Comptes Rendus Biologies 337: 399-404. Reference page. 

2015

• Sanap, R.V. & Mirza, Z.A. 2015. A new large trapdoor spider species of the genus Heligmomerus Simon 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae) from Western Ghats, India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8: 242–246. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2015.07.004 Reference page. 

2016

• Agarwal, I., Mirza, Z.A., Pal, S., Maddock, S.T., Mishra, A. & Bauer, A.M. 2016. A new species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Western India. Zootaxa 4170(2): 339–354. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.2.7 Reference page. 
• Gowande, G., Mishra, A. & Mirza, Z.A 2016. Neotype designation for Calotes versicolor Daudin, 1802 (Sauria: Agamidae) with notes on its systematics. Zootaxa 4126(2): 271–279. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.2.7. Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Sanap, R.V. & Kunte, K. 2016. A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 1-11. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Vyas, R., Patel, H., Maheta, J. & Sanap, R.V. 2016. A New Miocene-Divergent Lineage of Old World Racer Snake from India. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0148380. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148380 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Vyas, R., Patel, H., Maheta, J. & Sanap, R.V. 2016. Correction: A New Miocene-Divergent Lineage of Old World Racer Snake from India. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154301. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154301 Reference page. 

2017

• Mirza, Z.A. 2017. Description of a new species of Liocheles Sundevall, 1833 (Hormuridae) from India. Zootaxa 4365(2): 217–230. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4365.2.6. Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A. & Raju, D. 2017. A new rupicolous species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 from the Satpura Hills, Central India. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 11(1): 51–71 (e137). [General_Section_51-71_e137_low_res.pdf Full article (PDF)] Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Bhosale, H. & Patil, R. 2017. A New Large Species of Gecko of the Genus Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India. Comptes Rendus Biologies 340(11–12): 531–540. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2017.09.003 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Sanap, R.V. & Kunte, K. 2017. A new genus and new species of diplurid spider (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae) from northeast India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 10(1): 32-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2016.03.013. . Reference page. 

2018

• Mirza, Z.A. 2018. A new cryptic species of ground-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern India. Phyllomedusa 17(2): 169–180. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i2p169-180 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Gowande, G.G., Patil, R., Ambekar, M. & Patel, H. 2018. First appearance deceives many: disentangling the Hemidactylus triedrus species complex using an integrated approach. PeerJ 6, e5341. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5341 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A. & Mondal, A. 2018. A new genus Gravelyia with two species of the family Nemesiidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) from India. Acta Arachnologica 67(1): 43-48. PDF. Reference page. 
• Sadasivan, K., Ramesh, M.B., Palot, M.J., Ambekar, M. & Mirza, Z.A. 2018. A new species of fan-throated lizard of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from coastal Kerala, southern India. Zootaxa 4374(4): 545–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.4.5 Reference page. 

2019

• Bhosale, H.S., Gowande, G.G. & Mirza, Z.A. 2019. A new species of fossorial natricid snakes of the genus Trachischium Günther, 1858 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from the Himalayas of northeastern India. Comptes Rendus Biologies 342(9–10): 323–329. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2019.10.003 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Warekar, P., Mohapatra, P.P., Raju, D., Patil, P., Dutta, S.K. & Pal, S. 2019. “Endangered or an artifact of unsound taxonomy? Case of the critically endangered bush frog Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das and Chanda, 1997”. Zootaxa 4683(4): 563–576. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.6 pdf Reference page. 

2020

• Mirza, Z.A., Bhosale, H.S., Phansalkar, P.U., Sawant, M., Gowande, G.G. & Patel, M. 2020. A new species of green pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae) from western Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(1): 123–138. DOI: 10.3897/zse.96.48431 Reference page. 
• Bhosale, H., Phansalkar, P., Sawant, M., Gowande, G., Patel, H. & Mirza, Z.A. 2020. A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India. European Journal of Taxonomy 729: 54–73. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1191 Reference page. 
• Gowande, G., Ganesh, S.R. & Mirza, Z.A. 2020. A new cryptic species of bush frog (Amphibia: Anura: Raorchestes) from the Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Taprobanica 9(2): 164–173. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v9i2.229 Reference page. 
• Ambekar, M., Murthy, A. & Mirza, Z.A. 2020. A new species of fan-throated lizard of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata: Agamidae) from northern Karnataka, India. Bonn zoological Bulletin 69(2): 157–164. DOI: 10.20363/BZB-2020.69.2.157 Reference page. 

2021

• Mirza, Z.A., Bhardwaj, V.K. & Patel, H. 2021. A new species of snake of the genus Oligodon Boie in Fitzinger, 1826 (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the Western Himalayas. Evolutionary Systematics 5(2): 335–345. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.72564 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Bhosale, H., Ansari, F., Phansalkar, P.U., Sawant, M., Gowande, G., Patel, H. 2021. A new species of geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Evolutionary Systematics. 5(1): 13-23. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.61667 Reference page. 

2022

• Mirza, Z.A. 2022. A new species of trapdoor spider of the genus Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India. ZooNova 17:1-7. Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Bragin, A.M., Bhosale, H., Gowande, G.G., Patel, H. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2022. A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group. PeerJ 10: e12800. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12800 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Bhosale, H., Thackeray, T., Phansalkar, P., Sawant, M., Gowande, G.G. & Patel, H. 2022. A new species of bent-toed geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from western Arunachal Pradesh, India. Herpetozoa 35: 65–76. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e80610 Reference page. 
• Rathee, Y.S., Purkayastha, J., Lalremsanga, H.T., Dalal, S., Biakzuala, L., Muansanga, L. & Mirza, Z.A. 2022. A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India. PLoS ONE 17(5): e0268402. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268402 Reference page. 

2024

• Mirza, Z.A., Gowande, G., Thackeray, T., Bhosale, H., Sawant, M., Phansalkar, P. & Patel, H. 2024. A new montane-dwelling species of Japalura Gray, 1853 (Squamata: Agamidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Taprobanica 13(1): 1–8. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v13i1.317 Reference page. 
• Mirza, Z.A., Bhardwaj, V.K., Lalmuanawma, J.C., Choure, G., Lalremsanga, H.T., Vabeiryureilai, M., Captain, A., Zagade, A. & Patel, H. 2024. A New Species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 from the Indo-Burma Region. Diversity 16(8): 480. DOI: 10.3390/d16080480 Reference page.