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69Shrotri, S., S., Thackeray, U., T. & Page, V., N.2025Memecylon coorgensis (Melastomataceae), A new species from the central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India.Edinburg Journal of Botany, 82 (2062), 1–9.Here
68Bhosale, A., Thackeray, T., Yadav, O. & Khandekar, A.2025A new micro-snail species of the genus Dicharax Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1900 (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae: Alycaeinae), from sacred groves in the northern Western Ghats, India.Journal of Conchology, 45 (3), 488–49.Here
67Praveenraj, J., T., Moulitharan, Pavan-Kumar, A., Naveen, R.S., Thackeray, Rameshori, Y. & Gurumayum, S.D.2025Channa nachi, a new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India.Zootaxa, 5613 (2), 337–350.Here
66Bhosale, A., Thackeray, T., Yadav, O., Khandekar, A., White, T.S. & Raheem, D.C.2025A new species of cyclophorid land snail (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) from the coastal regions of Maharashtra, India.Molluscan Research 45 (2), 157–169.Here
65Bhattarai, S., Gautam, B., Neupane, B., Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Agrawal, I., Tillack, F., Olson, A., Hogan, F. & Wright, W.2025A review of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of Nepal with descriptions of three new species.Zootaxa. 5594 (3), 401–451.Here
64Yadav, O., Bhosale, A., Patil, P., Khandekar, A. & Dinesh, K.2025Discovery and description of a deeply divergent frog lineage of the genus Minervarya Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the basaltic plateau of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India.Zootaxa. 5594 (1), 136–154.Here
63Page, N. & Thackeray, T.2025Euonymus pushpagiriensis (Celastraceae), a new species from the central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India.Phytokeys. 253, 1–9.Here
62Patel, H., Bhardwaj, V., Thackeray, T., Campbell, P. & Mirza, Z.2025Phylogeny and Systematics of Oligodon juglandifer (Wall, 1909) with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Oligodon lipipengi Jiang, Wang, Li, Ding, Ding & Che in Che et al. 2020.Diversity. 17 (143), 2–14.Here
61Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T., Moulitharan, N., Vijayakrishnan, B. & Nanda, G.2025Lost for more than 85 years—rediscovery of Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845), the world’s most elusive snakehead species (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae).Zootaxa, 5583 (1), 087–100.Here
60Patel, H., Vyas, V., Thackeray, T., Pal, S. & Mirza, Z.2024Notes on the Ophisops beddomei complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) with the description of a new allied cryptic species from Western India.Taprobanica, 13 (2), 69–81.Here
59Patel, H., Thackeray, T., Sheth, C., Khandekar, A. & Agarwal, I.2024A new small-sized Calotes Cuvier (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) from the Subansiri River Basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India.Zootaxa, 5523 (2), 151–170.Here
58Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2024Two new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the southern tip of the Western Ghats, India.Journal of Natural History, 58 (41–44), 1803–1843.Here
57Yadav, O., Bhosale, A., Koli, Y., Gopalan, S.V., Kadam, G., Khandekar, A. & Dinesh, K.P.2024A new species of pond frog Phrynoderma (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the coastal plains of Maharashtra, Western India.Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 17, 601–610.Here
56Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2024Five new species of the Cnemaspis beddomei clade (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from high elevation, evergreen forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India.Zootaxa, 5469 (1), 001–070.Here
55Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Agarwal, I., Gangalmale, S., Kininge, S. & Gaikwad, S.M.2024Two new species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the far northern peaks of the Western Ghats.Zootaxa, 5463 (4), 451–478.Here
54Mirza, Z., Gowande, G., Thackeray, T., Bhosale, H., Sawant, M., Phansalkar, P. & Patel, H.2024A new montane- dwelling species of Japalura Gray, 1853 (Squamata: Agamidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India.Taprobanica, 13(01), 1–8Here
53Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2024Two new nocturnal species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the wynadensis clade from the southern Western Ghats.Zootaxa, 5443 (3), 353–386.Here
52Parmar, D., Thakur, M., Agarwal, I., Ganesh, S. & Vogel, G.2024Report of stray sightings of Dendrelaphis proarchos (Wall, 1909) (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Surat, Gujarat, western India.Zootaxa, 5433 (2), 231–248.Here
51Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2024Two new species of the Cnemaspis galaxia complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the eastern slopes of the southern Western Ghats.ZooKeys, 1196, 209–242.Here
50Khandekar, A., Gaikwad, S.M., Thackeray, T., Gangalmale, S. & Agarwal, I.2024A preliminary taxonomic revision of the girii clade of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the description of four new species from southern Maharashtra, India.Zootaxa, 5429 (1), 001–114.Here
49Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2024A non-adaptive radiation of viviparous skinks from the seasonal tropics of India: Systematics of Subdoluseps (Squamata: Scincidae), with description of a new genus and five cryptic new species.Vertebrate Zoology, 74, 23–83.Here
48Pati, S., Thackeray, T., Pawar, S.2023Ghatiana sanguinolenta, a new species of freshwater crab (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Central Western Ghats of India.Zootaxa, 5353 (4), 372–378.Here
47Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Kalaimani, A. & Agarwal, I.2023Two new cryptic species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Gingee Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 887–913.Here
46Patel, H., Thackeray, T., Campbell, P. & Mirza, Z.2023Systematic assessment of Hebius beddomei (Gunther, 1864) (Serpents: Colubridae: Natricinae) with description of a new genus and a new allied species from the Western Ghats, India.Taxonomy, 3, 415–434.Here
45Khandekar, A., Gaikwad, S.M., Pal, S., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2023An expanded description of Cnemaspis gracilis (Beddome 1870) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) based on recent material.Zootaxa, 5301 (5), 540–560.Here
44Mohapatra, P.P., Agarwal, I., Mohalik, R.K., Dutta, S.K. & Khandekar, A.2023Hemidactylus paucifasciatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae), A new species of large-bodied, tuberculate gecko from Northern Odisha, India.Zootaxa, 5301 (3), 365–382.Here
43Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2023Two new spotted species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex from the south-eastern coast of India (Reptilia: Squamata).Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 475–498.Here
42Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Mariappan, R., Gangalmale, S., Waghe, V., Pawar, S. & Agarwal, I.2023A remarkable new species of gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Hemidactylus) from scrublands at the southern tip of India.Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 433–450.Here
41Agarwal, I., Umesh, P.K., Das, S., Bauer, A.M. & Khandekar, A.2023A new spotted species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) (Reptilia, Squamata) complex from coastal Kerala, southwestern India.Journal of Herpetology, 57, 75–86.Here
40Patel, H., Thackeray, T., Mirza, Z. & Vyaas, R.2023A new species of naked-toed gecko Cyrtopodian sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gecckonidae) from Gujarata, India.Zootaxa, 5254 (3), 398–412.Here
39Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2022A multitude of spots! Five new microendemic species of the Cnemaspis gracilis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from massifs in the Shevaroy landscape, Tamil Nadu, India.Vertebrate Zoology, 72, 1137–1186.Here
38Pati. S., Thackeray, T., Bajantri, P. & Hegde, G.2022A new species of the fresh water crab genus Ghatiana Pati and Sharma, 2014 (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Central Western Ghats, India.Nauplius, 30, e2022019, 1–10.Here
37Dalvi, S., Dixit, S., Dharwadkar, O., Thackeray, T., Barve, S. & Khot, R.2021The Sakhalin leaf warbler Phylloscopus borealoides: A new species for the Indian subcontinent, and its status in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Indian Birds, 17 (3), 65–69.N.A
36Praveenraj, J., Kiruba-Sankar, R., Saravanan, K., Thackeray, T., Singh, P., Knight, J. & Keith, P.2022Sicyopterus garra Hora, 1925, a valid species of sicydiine goby from the Andaman Islands, India.Journal of Fish Biology, 1–10.Here
35Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Pawar, S., Gangalmale, S. & Waghe, V.2022A novel species of the genus Chiromachetes Pocock, 1899 (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from southern Western Ghats, India.Euscorpius, 354, 1–15.N.A
34Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2022Three more novel species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India.Vertebrate Zoology, 72, 385–422.Here
33Bhosale, A., Thackeray, T., Yadav, O.2022A new species of Haploptychius Mollendorff, 1906 (Stylommatophora: Streptaxidae) from the Western Ghats, India.Molluscan Research, 42 (2), 175–184.Here
32Sanap, R., Pawar, S., Joglekar, A. & Khandekar, A.2022A new species of Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Halonoproctidae) from the northern Western Ghats India.Arthropoda Selecta, 31 (1), 79–89.Here
31Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2022Three new cryptic species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Karnataka, India.Vertebrate Zoology, 72, 115–142.Here
30Mirza, Z., Bhosale, H., Thackeray, T., Phansalkar, P., Sawant, M., Gowande, G. & Patel, H.2022A new species of bent-toed geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from western Arunachal Pradesh, India.Herpetozoa, 35, 65–76.Here
29Waghe, V., Gangalmale, S. & Khandekar, A.2022First record of the genus Compsobuthus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Maharashtra, India, with description of a new species.Euscorpius, 346, 1–13.N.A
28Agarwal, I., Kamei, R. & Mahony, S.2021The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Assam day gecko Cnemaspis cf. assamensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) demonstrates a novel biogeographic connection between Northeast India and south India-Sri Lanka.Amphibia-Reptilia, 42 (3), 355–367.Here
27Pati, S. & Thackeray, T.2021Five new species of freshwater crabs of the genera Ghatiana Pati and Sharma, 2014 and Sahyadriana Pati and Thackeray, 2018 from India (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae).Zoosystema, 43 (26), 627–647.Here
26Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T., Mohapatra, A. & Pavan-Kumar, A.2021Rakthamichthys mumba, a new species of Hypogean eel (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 27 (3), 93–102.N.A
25Agarwal, I. Bauer, A.M., Gamble, T., Giri, V.B., Jablonski, D., Khandekar, A., Mohapatra, P.P., Masroor, R., Mishra, A. & Ramakrishnan, U.2022The evolutionary history of an accidental model organism, the leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius (Squamata: Eublepharidae).Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 168, 107414.Here
24Khandekar, A., Parmar, D.S., Sawant, N. & Agarwal, I.2021A new species of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Goa, India.Zootaxa, 5027 (2), 254–268.Here
23Agarwal, I., Ceriaco, L., Metallinou, M., Jackman, T. & Bauer, A.2021How the African house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) conquered the world.Royal Society Open Science, 8 (8), 210749.Here
22Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2021A cryptic new species of rupicolous Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) allied to H. aaronbaueri Giri, 2008 from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India.Zootaxa, 5020 (3), 434–456.Here
21Bhosale, A., Thackeray, T. & Rowson, B.2021Perrottetia rajeshgopali, a new species of Perrottetia Kobelt, 1905 (Stylommatophora: Streptaxidae) from Western Ghats, India.Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 150 (1), 45–54.Here
20Bhosale, A., Saadi, A., Wade, C., Thackeray, T., Tamboli, A., Kadam, S., Muley, D. & Raheem, D.2021Varadia a new helicarionoidean semi-slug genus from India’s Western Ghats (Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea).European Journal of Taxonomy, 757, 50–79.Here
19Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2021A novel small-bodied rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with comments on the validity of C. indraneildasii Bauer, 2000.Zootaxa, 4969 (2), 331–350.Here
18Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2021A new medium-bodied rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the C. bangara complex from granite boulder habitats in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India.Zootaxa, 4969 (2), 351–366.Here
17Joshi, J. & Agarwal, I.2021Integrative taxonomy in the Indian subcontinent: current progress and prospects.Journal of Indian Institute of Science, 101 (2), 125–149.Here
16Ceriaco, L., Bauer, A., Kusamba, C., Agarwal, I. & Greenbaum, E.2021A new species of Ground-Dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Journal of Herpetology, 55 (2), 105–111.Here
15Grismer, L., Wood, P., Poyarkov, N., Le, M., Kraus, F., Agarwal, I., Oliver, P., Nguyen, S., Nguyen, T., Karunarathna, S., Welton, L., Stuart, B., Luu, V., Bauer, A., Connell, K., Quah, E., Chan, K., Zigler, T., Ngo, H., Nazarov, R., Aowphol, A., Chomdej, S., Suwannapoom, C., Siler, C., Anuar, S., Tri, N. & Grismer, J.2021Phylogenetic partitioning of the third- largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation.Vertebrate Zoology, 71, 101–154.Here
14Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2021A new small-bodied, polymorphic Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) allied to C. monticola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 from the Central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India.Zootaxa, 4950 (3), 501–527.Here
13Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T., Singh, S., Uma, A., Moulitharan, N. & Mukhim, B.2020A new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Northeastern India.Copeia, 108, 938–947.Here
12Lajmi, A., Giri, V., Singh, T. & Agarwal, I.2020Two new species of yellow-tailed Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from rocky outcrops on the Telangana Plateau, India.Zootaxa, 4895, 483–504.Here
11Ceriaco, L., Agarwal, I., Marques, M. & Bauer, A.2020A correction to a recent review of the genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Angola, with the description of two additional species.Zootaxa, 4861, 092–106.Here
10Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T. & Balasubramanian, S.2020Schistura hiranyakeshi a new loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Maharashtra, northern Western Ghats, India.aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 26, 49–56.N.A
9Mohapatra, P., Khandekar, A., Dutta, S.K., Mahapatra, C. & Agarwal, I.2020A novel, diminutive Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from a sacred grove in Odisha, eastern India.Zootaxa, 4852, 485–499.Here
8Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Pawar, S. & Agarwal, I.2020A new medium-bodied rupicolous Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sirumalai massif, Tamil Nadu, India.Zootaxa, 4852, 083–100.Here
7Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T. & Agarwal, I.2020A new cryptic Cnemaspis Strauch (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from an isolated granite hill on the Mysore Plateau, Karnataka, India.Zootaxa, 4845, 509–528.Here
6Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T. & Khandekar, A.2020Geckos in the granite: two new geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from rocky, scrub habitats in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India.Zootaxa, 4838, 451–474.Here
5Agarwal, I., Bauer, A.M. & Khandekar, A.2020A new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India.Zootaxa, 4802, 449–462.Here
4Khandekar, A., Thackeray, T., Pal, S. & Agarwal, I.2020A new large-bodied, rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) allied to Cnemaspis heteropholis Bauer, 2002 from the Central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India.Zootaxa, 4801, 57–84.Here
3Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T., Pal, S. & Khandekar, A.2020Granite boulders act as deep-time climate refugia: a Miocene divergent clade of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Mysore Plateau, India, with descriptions of three new species.Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 00, 1–28.Here
2Purkayastha, J., Das, M., Bohra, S., Bauer, A., Agarwal, I.2020Another new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Guwahati, Assam, India.Zootaxa, 4732 (3), 375–392.Here
1Agarwal, I., Bauer, A. M., Pal, S., Srikanthan, A. N. & Khandekar, A.2020Two more new Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tamil Nadu, India.Zootaxa, 4729, 249–265.Here

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