WRC, Pune Scientist Profile

Dr.Basudev Tripathy

Scientist E

Highest Academic degree, year

 Ph.D., 2006

Department/Division

WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, PUNE

Email Address

tripathy.b@zsi.gov.in ; tripathyb@gmail.com

Phone Number

+91-9477942292

Area of Expertise

• Marine biodiversity
• Conservation biology
• Molluscan taxonomy

Experience after

Ph. D.

• Research Associate: 2006-2008, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun
• DST-Young Scientist: 2008-2010, WII, Dehradun
• Since 2010, Zoological Survey of India

Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points)

• Described new species of marine mollusca and landsnails.
• Published peer reviewed articles on Marine, Freshwater and Land Mollusca of India including review work at family level.
• Successfully completed research project funding by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Department of Science & Technology and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India.
• Member of IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group and IUCN-SSC Horseshoe Crab Specialist Group.
• Contributed to IUCN Redlist Assessment of Horseshoe Crabs.

Mentorship

• University of Kalyani, W.B. (1 student, awarded)
• Madras University (1 student, awarded)
• Berhampur University, Odisha (2 students pursuing)

Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points)

• Systematics, ecology and biogeography of malacofauna of India.
• Long term ecological monitoring of olive ridley sea turtles and horseshoe crabs along Odisha coast of India.
• Assessment of status of Rare, Endangered and Threatened fauna of India.

Publications

• Sivaperuman, C. Banerjee, D., Tripathy, B., Chandra, K.. 2023. Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Springernature, 375 p.
• Dinesh, K.P., Shabnam, A., Kalawate, A.S., Talmale, S.S., Palot, M.J., Patil, S.R., Tripathy, B. and Banerjee, D. 2023. Fauna of India: 108 Barcodes. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata) 1-50 p.
• Palot, J. B. Tripathy and Banerjee, D. 2024. Avifauna of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Goa. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India) 1-275 p.
• Kalawate, A.S. J. Palot, B. Valappil, B. Tripathy and Banerjee, D. 2024. Field Guide to Lepidoptera of Western Ghats. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India) 1-180 p.
• Roy, S., Mohapatra, S.K., Mitra, S., Seth, J.K., Tripathy, B. and Mohapatra, A. 2022. First Report of Cymothoid Isopod Nerocilakisra Bowman and Tareen, 1983 (Family: Cymothoidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01154-2.
• Tudu, P.C., Sheikh, S., Roy, S., Mukhapadhyay, A., Tripathy, B. and Mohapatra, A. 2022. A new species of cephalaspidean sea slug of the genus Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881 (Heterobranchia: Aglajidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India. Molluscan Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2022.2139583.
• Ahmed, S., N. Marimuthu, Tripathy, B, Julka, J.M. and Chandra, K. 2023. Earthworm community structure and diversity in different land-use systems along an elevation gradient in the Western Himalaya, India. Applied Soil Ecology Volume 176, August 2022, 104468. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104468.
• Bineesh, K. K., Ravineesh, R., Tripathy, B., Rajeesh Kumar, M. P. and Aneesh Kumar K. V. 2022. New record of Propeamussiumsibogai (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae) from Indian waters. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 64 (1), January-June 2022. https://doi.org/10.6024/ jmbai. 2022.64.1.2101-17.
• Lenka, R., Tripathy, B., Sharma, L.K. and Chandra. K. 2023. Understanding the bird species assemblages found in and around Thane creek, Maharashtra, India. Ornithology Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43388-023-00153-1.
• Ghosh, A., Sajan, S., Mondal, T., Tripathy, B. and Mukhopadhyay, A. 2023. First Record of Cordiform Bivalves Cardilia martini Deshayes, 1844 (Mollusca, Cardilidae) from India. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s41208-023-00647-1.
• Tripathy, B. Amit Mukhopadhyay and Sheikh Sajan. 2023. Pseudonapaeuspurii(Ray, 1951), comb. nov., rediscovery of an endemic snail from western Himalaya (Gastropoda: Enidae). Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol. 122(4)/359–362. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v122/i4/2022/168126.
• Sheikh, S., Kuppusamy, S., and Tripathy, B. 2023. Clarification on the Onymotope of a planorbid snail Gyraulussaltensis Germain, 1922 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae). J. Bombay Nat.Hist. Soc., 120(2).

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Dr. (Mrs.) Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate

Scientist E

Highest Academic degree, year

 Ph.D., 2007

Department/Division

WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, PUNE

Email Address

k.aparna@zsi.gov.in; aparna_ent@yahoo.co.in

Phone Number

+91-8087474914

Area of Expertise

Insect Taxonomy – Lepidoptera (Moths) and Coleoptera (Scarab beetles)

Experience after

Ph. D.

More than 17 years

• Scientist-E at Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune- 411044 (December 2021-till today).
• Scientist-D at Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune- 411044 (August 2016-December 2021).
• Scientist-C at Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune- 411044 (January 2014- August 2016).
• Scientist-C at Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore 560 022 (July 2011 – January 2014).
• Scientist-B at Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore 560 022 (August 2008 to July 2011).
• Research Associate in Ad-hoc Project viz., “AINP on Pesticide Residues Project” under Head, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (February 2007 to July 2008).
• Assistant Professor at College of Agriculture, Sonai, Tal. Newasa, Dist. Ahmednagar, Affiliated to MPKV, Rahuri (March 2006 to August 2006).

Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points)

Taxonomy:

• Described: 05 new species of moths and 05 new species of lesser known beetles.
• Based on the Integrated Taxonomic Approach (ITA) one cryptic moth species,Olepa schleini Witt et al. 2005 a palearctic species reported as new record to Indian Fauna of moths.
• Described the above-mentioned new species of beetles of the family Trogidae which is lesser known and is important in forensic sciences.

Patent: 01 Indian Patent

• One Indian patent on WOOD PRESERVATIVES AND A METHOD FOR PROTECTING WOOD AND WOOD BASED PANEL PRODUCTS” bearing Patent No. 297510.

IUCN Redlist Assessment:

• Contributed to IUCN Redlist Assessment of Tiger beetles.
• Elected as a fellow of Royal Entomological Society, UK. The oldest and the reputed society in entomological sciences(Membership number - RES20851).

Mentorship

Supervised:

• 04 M.Sc. (Dissertation submitted and degree awarded)
• 01 PhD (Co-guide) and
• 04 On Job Training (OJT) students under NEP.

Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points)

• Taxonomic studies on cryptic species of insects based on Integrated Taxonomic Approach.
• Taxonomic studies on lesser known insect groups.

Publications

SCI Journals:

• Jagdale, P., Magdum, S. & Kalawate, A.S.*(2024). First DNA barcode and male genitalial studies of a dung beetle, Heliocopris gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) form Western Ghats of India. Halteres14: 40-45(IF: 0.46).
• Jagdale, P. Magdum, S. &Kalawate A.S.(2023). A New Record of the Genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) From Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 120(3)10.17087/jbnhs/2023/v120/170628(SJR: 0.14)
• Kalawate, A.S.*, Shabnam, A. & Dinesh, K.P. 2024. Resurrection of Olepa Schleini Witt et al. 2005 and Olepa Neumuthi Orhant, 2012 from the synonymy of Olepa Ricini (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).  Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 78 (1): 39-52 (IF: 0.519; Scopus: 0.603).
• Kalawate, A.S.*&Strümpher,W. P. 2024. Catalogue of species of the subgenus Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986 (Coleoptera: Trogidae: Omorginae) known from the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, including a description of one new species from the Deccan Plateau in India. Zootaxa, 5437 (1): 021–06 (IF: 1.1).

NAAS rated journals:

• Kalawate A.S.*,Surwade, P. & Pawara, S.N. (2023). An annotated checklist of the economically important family of moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Noctuidae) of the northern Western Ghats, India, with notes on their type species, diversity, distribution, host plants, and an unusual new faunistic record. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 15(2): 22632–22653.
• Kalawate, A.S., *& Palot, M.J. (2023). A first report of dung beetle Garreta smaragdifer (Walker, 1858) attending the faecal matter of Northern Plain Gray Langur Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1997) with range extension and a checklist of the genus Garreta Janssen, 1940. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 15 (5): 23233–23239.
• Jagdale, P., Magdum, S., Kalawate, A.S.*, Kajale S. & Shouche, Y. (2023). First record and DNA barcode of a scarab beetle, Adoretus kanarensis Arrow, 1917 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), from Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 15(6):  23425–23430. 
•  Misal, P.K. &Kalawate, A.S.(2023). Preliminary Assessment of Arthropod Diversity of the Rock-Cut Caves of Satara district, Maharashtra, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India, 123(iS2)/01-15: 457-462.
• Pande, G.S., Parge, F.V. and Kalawate, A.S. (2023) A baseline account of scarabaeid beetles of area within and around historic Ahmednagar city (Maharashtra) India. Flora and Fauna, 29 (2): 366-370,

Books:

• Kalawate, A.S. J. Palot, B. Valappil, B. Tripathy and Banerjee, D. 2024. Field Guide to Lepidoptera of Western Ghats. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India) 1-180 p.
• Dinesh, K.P., Shabnam, A., Kalawate, A.S., Talmale, S.S., Palot, M.J., Patil, S.R., Tripathy, B. and Banerjee, D. 2023. Fauna of India: 108 Barcodes. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata) 1-50 p.

Popular Semi-Technical articles: 02+03

• कलावटे ए.एस. (2023)गुप्त एजेंट केराटिन भृंग, कोशिका, वार्षिकी, 14 सितम्बर 2023, अंक:  2: 03 (प्रकाशकनिदेशक, भारतीय प्राणी सर्वेक्षण) ISBN: 978-81-8171-621-7.
• कलावटे, ए. एस.  (2024). एक अनोखा एथलीट कोषिका, वार्शिक पत्रिका, अंक-3, सितम्बर 2024: 1-2(प्रकाशकनिदेशक, भारतीय प्राणी सर्वेक्षण). ISBN: 978-81-8171-664-4.
• कलावटे, ए. एस.  (2024). छोटे छोटे किट में छुपा हे बहुत सारा अद्भुत विज्ञान और रहस्य: ओलेपा ज़ेडएसआई कलावटे, 2020 एक उदाहरण. पर्यावरण, 72वा अंक-जून-2024.
• कलावटे, ए. एस.  (2024). महाराष्ट्र की रॉबर्स गुफा: एक छिपा हुआ जैव खजाना. पर्यावरण, 72वा अंक-जून-2024.
• Kalawate, A.S. (2023). New Species of Keratin Beetle Discovered from Western India. Science Reporter, May 2023: 10.

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Dr. K.P. Dinesh

Scientist E

Highest Academic degree, year

 M. Sc. Biotechnology (2002), M. Sc. Zoology (2011), Ph.D (2009)

Department/Division

Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune

Email Address

dinesh.kp@gov.in ; kpdinesh.zsi2@gmail.com

Phone Number

+91-9916970365

Area of Expertise

Amphibian Taxonomy

Phylogenetics

Phylogeography

Experience after

Ph. D.

• August 2011 to June 2015, Research Scientist at Dr. Kartik Shanker’s Lab, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore
• July 2015 to April 2017, Senior Scientist (Research) at Coffee Day Global Limited, Bangalore
• Since May 2017, Scientist at Zoological Survey of India

Significant Achievements

(max 5 bullet points)

• Involved in the discovery of one new sub-family, one new genus and more than 45 new species of Amphibians from India
• Involved in more than 100 publications, including 34 international and 37 national publications, and six books
• Involved in the generation of more than 500 gene sequences (mitochondrial 16s rRNA, mt Cytb, mt COI, mt COII, mt ND2 and nuclear tyrosinase) which are deposited in the NCBI data base (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
• Involved in building phylogenies for the animal groups like Birds, Small Mammals, Amphibia, Pisces, Parasitic hymenoptera and moths, while resolving the taxonomic problems
• Publishing annually updated online Indian Amphibian Checklist since 2009 (https://zsi.gov.in/uploads/documents/checklist/english/118_AMPHIBIA_New.pdf) and voluntary contribution of Indian amphibian information to the Amphibian Species of the World database since 2008 (https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Contributors-online-editions)

Research Focus

(max. 5 bullet points)

• Taxonomic studies of Amphibians of India (addressing Linnaean shortfall)
• Studies on the distribution ranges for the species of Amphibians of India (addressing Wallacean addressing)
• Understanding the phylogenetic relationship among the Amphibians of India (addressing Darwinian shortfall)
• Management of amphibian collections at the National Zoological Collections of Zoological Survey of India

Selected publications

1) Deepak, P., K.P. Dinesh, K.S. Chethan Nag, A. Ohler, K. Shanker, Princia D Souza, V.K. Prasad and J.S. Ashadevi.  2024. Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India. Zootaxa, 5405 (3): 381-410. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.3

2) Vivek Philip Cyriac, Ashwini Venkatanarayana Mohan, K.P. Dinesh, Varun Torsekar, Aditi Jayarajan1, Priyanka Swamy, S.P. Vijayakumar, Kartik Shanker. 2024. Diversifying in the mountains: spatio-temporal diversification of frogs in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Evolution, Evolution, qpae006, https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpae006

3) Bharath, B., Dinesh, K.P., Karuthapandi, M, Kunte, K.B., Shabnam, A., J. Deepa & Jadhav, S.S. (2024) New distributional record of Sri Lankan wet land species Hylarana gracilis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Anura: Ranidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India, Zootaxa, 5453 (1): 129–134. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5453.1.9

4) Bharath, B., Dinesh, K.P., Karuthapandi, M, Kunte, K.B., Shabnam, A., J. Deepa & Jadhav, S.S. (2024) New records of the primarily Sri Lankan Pseudophilautus regius (Manamendra- Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) (Amphibia; Rhacophoridae) from the Eastern Ghats of India, crossing the Palk Strait saltwater barrier in the Indian Ocean, Zootaxa, 5477 (2): 219–236.  https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.2.6

5) Dinesh, K.P., A. Shabnam and N. More. 2023. Additional records of the elusive lateritic plateau toad Beduka koynayensis (Soman, 1963) (Anura: Bufonidae) from the surroundings of its type locality with an insight into the genetic data. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 30 (1): 49-55. https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2023-30-1-49-55

6) Dinesh, K.P., B.H., Channakeshavamurthy, P. Deepak, A.  Shabnam, A. Ghosh and K. Deuti. (2022) Discovery of a new species of Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the western coastal plains of peninsular India. Zootaxa, 5100 (3); 419-434. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5100.3.6

7) Prasad, V.K., Ming‑Feng Chuang, A. Das, K. Ramesh, Y. Yi1, K. P. Dinesh and A. Borzée. 2022. Coexisting good neighbours: acoustic and calling microhabitat niche partitioning in two elusive syntopic species of balloon frogs, Uperodon systoma and U. globulosus (Anura: Microhylidae) and potential of individual vocal signatures. BMC Zoology, 7 (27): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00132-x

8) Dinesh, K.P., B.H., Channakeshavamurthy, P. Deepak, A. Ghosh and K. Deuti. Morphological groupings within Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) and description of a new species from the surroundings of Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India. Zootaxa, 4990 (2); 329-353.

9) Deepak, P., K.P. Dinesh, V.K. Prasad, A. Das and J.S. Ashadevi. Distribution status of the Western Burrowing (Sphaerothecapashchima) Frog in India. Zootaxa, 4894 (1); 146-150.

10) Deepak, P., K.P. Dinesh, A. Ohler, K. Shanker, B.H., Channakeshavamurthy and J.S. Ashadevi. 2020. A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the degraded urban ecosystem of Bengaluru, Deccan Plateau, India. Zootaxa, 4885 (3); 423-436.

11) Phuge, S., A. Patil., R. Pandit, N.U. Kulkarni, B.H.C. Murthy, P. Deepak and K.P. Dinesh. 2020. Importance of genetic data in resolving cryptic species: A century old problem of understanding the distribution of Minervarya syhadrensis Anandale 1919, (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa, 4869 (4): 451–492.

12) Hegde, A., K.P. Dinesh and G. Kadadevaru. Phenotypic divergence in the large sized cricket frog species that crossed the geographical barriers within the peninsular India. Zootaxa, 4838 (2): 210-220.

13) Dinesh, K.P., S.P. Vijayakumar, V. Ramesh, A. Jayarajan, C. Mouli and K. Shanker. 2020. A deeply divergent lineage of Walkerana (Anura: Ranixalidae) from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa. 4729 (2): 266-276.

14) Vijayakumar, S.P., Pyron, R.A., Dinesh, K.P. Torsekar, V., Srikanthan, A.V., Swamy, P., Stanley, E.L., Blackburn, D.C. and K. Shanker. 2019. A new ancient lineage of frog (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae: Astrobatrachinae subfam. nov.) endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. PeerJ 7: e6457 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6457.

15) Phuge, S., K.P. Dinesh, R. Andhale, K. Bhakre and R. Pandit. 2019. A new species of Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the northern Western Ghats parts of Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa, 4544: 251-268.

16) Dinesh, K.P., S.P. Vijayakumar, B.H. Channakeshavamurthy, Varun R Torsekar, Nirmal U Kulkarni, and Kartik Shanker. 2015. Systematic status of Fejervarya ((Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from South and SE Asia with the description of a new species from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa. 3999(1): 79-94.

Books:

1) Dinesh, K.P., A. Shabnam, A. Kalawate, S.S. Talmale, M.J. Palot, S.R. Patil, B. Tripathy and D. Banerjee. 2023. Fauna of India: 108 Barcodes. 1. Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata; 1-56. (ISBN: 978-81-8171-617-0)

2) Dinesh, K.P., A. Shabnam, S. Sreekumar. 2022. A Catalogue of Amphibia in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune. Occasional Paper No., 408: 1-201. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata).

3) Subramanian, K.A., K.P. Dinesh and C. Radhakrishnan. 2013. Atlas of Endemic Amphibians of Western Ghats. Zoological survey of India: 1-246.

4) Radhakrishnan, C and K.P. Dinesh. 2013. A Catalogue of Amphibia in the collection of the Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occasional Paper No., 339: 1-71.

5) Dinesh, K.P., C. Radhakrishnan, K.V. Gururaja and G. Bhatta. 2009. An annotated checklist of Amphibia of India with some insights into   the patterns of species discoveries, distribution and endemism. Records of Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper No. (302): 1-152pp.

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Dr. Shyamkant S. Talmale

Scientist C

Highest Academic degree, year

 Ph.D., 2007

Department/Division

WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, PUNE

Email Address

ss.talmale@zsi.gov.in

s_talmale@yahoo.co.in

Phone Number

+91-9284653321

Area of Expertise

• Taxonomy of Mammals
• Taxonomy of Insecta : Odonata

Experience after

Ph. D.

• Senior Zoological Assistant: 2007-2010, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra.
• Assistant Zoologist: 2010-2018, Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
• Scientist B : 2018-2022, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra.
• Scientist C : 2022 till date , Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points)

• Published peer reviewed articles on Indian Mammals and Insecta : Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies).
• Published Technical Manuals for Identification of small mammals through owl pellet analysis.
• Successfully completed research projects “Taxonomic studies of small mammals of Madhya Pradesh” and “Taxonomic studies of small mammals of southern Western Ghats” under Annual Plan of Research work, Zoological Survey of India.
• Member of IUCN-SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group.
• Contributed to IUCN Redlist Assessment of Small Mammal species of India.

Mentorship

Savitribai Phule Pune University(5M.Sc. student, awarded)

Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points)

• Systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of small  Mammals (Rodents, Shrews and Bats) and Insecta : Odonata
• Assessment of status of Rare, Endangered and Threatened fauna of India (Indian Mammals).

Publications

• Talmale, S. S. and Pradhan, M. S. 2009. Identification of some small mammal species through owl pellet analysis. Rec. zool. Surv. India. Occasional Paper No.294 : 1-44 (including 20 plates) (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Talmale, S. S. 2014. Catalogue of Mammalia in the collection of the Zoological Survey of  India, Western Regional Centre, Pune. Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 357 : 1-187. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Talmale, S. S. 2017. Taxonomic Studies of Small Mammals (Scandentia, Rodentia, Soricomorpha and Chiroptera) of Madhya Pradesh, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occasional Paper No., 383 : 1-108 + 16 Plates (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata)
• Subramanian, K. A., Emiliyamma, K. G., Babu, R., Radhakrishnan, C. and Talmale, S. S. 2018. Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats : 1-417. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Mehta, P., Talmale, S., Kulkarni, V. and Kulkarni, J. 2019. All about Owl Diet. A Manual for prey identification from Owl Pellets. Wildlife Research and Conservation Society. Published by Raptor Research and Conservation Foundation, Mumbai. 215pp.
• Dinesh, K.P., Shabnam, A., Kalawate, A.S., Talmale, S.S., Palot, M.J., Patil, S.R., Tripathy, B. and Banerjee, D. 2023. Fauna of India: 108 Barcodes. (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata) 1-50 p.
• Juman, M.M., Sargis, E.J. andTalmale, S.S. 2024. Anathana ellioti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T39593A259308228. 

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