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Dr. Shyamkant S. Talmale

Scientist C

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 elliotiThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T39593A259308228. 

ResearchGate profile

 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/S-Talmale; https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eJkfkuAAAAAJ&hl=en

Social Media

 

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