Dr.Gaurav Sharma

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D. Zoology; 2006

Department/Division

Zoological Survey of India (MoEFCC), Northern Regional Centre, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun-248195, Uttarakhand, INDIA.

Email Address

drgaurav.sharma@gov.in; drgaurav.zsi@gmail.com

Phone Number

8481071255; 7018403450.

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Odonata and Mammalia

Experience after Ph. D.

24 years

Significant Achievements

 1). Twenty (6 External Funded & 14 Departmental Programmes) Research Programme completed on diversity of Odonata, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Mammalia in different ecosystems and 15 Protected Areas of India.

(2). Documented Odonata and Lepidoptera diversity of Aravalli Range and Desert Ecosystem of Rajasthan.

(3). Published an identification Manual of Schedule Mammals of India [Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972] and compiled updated document of Fauna species Listed in Schedules I & II of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

(4). Published Status survey of Mammals in Gujarat with special reference to Chinkara and Desert Cat.

(5). Delivered 172 lectures in National & International Conferences/Seminars/Workshops; organized 18 National Seminar/Conferences/Training Programmes and participated in 25 Training Programmes.

(6). Selected as Odonata group experts by IUCN Species Programme (Species Survival Commission) Cambridge, United Kingdom for assessment of Odonates of Eastern Himalaya and assessed 49 species of

Odonata featured in IUCN Red Data Listing of Threatened Species portal www.iucnredlist.org

(7). Received Two Gold Medals in “VI & VII South Asian Symposium of Odonatology” organized by Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (SIOROSA) affiliated to Odonatologica, The Netherlands held at Bhagalpur University on April 21-22, 2003 and at Hislop College, Nagpur on 9-11 January, 2006.

(8). Nominated as Country Representative of Government of India to participate in “28th Meeting of Animal Committee CITES” at Tel Aviv, Israel from 30th August, 2015 to 3rd September, 2015 and in “17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP17)” at Johannesburg, South Africa from 23rd to 29th September, 2016.

(9). Completed “Professional Training Programme on Species Monitoring and Conservation: Terrestrial Mammals” Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Virginia, USA from 09th to 20th May, 2016.

(10). Received “Biodiversity Conservation Award - 2019” from the Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai during “National Conference on Trends in Higher Education, Taxonomy, Agriculture, Biotechnology and Toxicology” held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 17th November, 2019.

(11). Received “Biodiversity Conservation Award - 2022” from the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology during “8th International Conference on Environment and Ecology” held at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 24th August, 2022.

(12). Received “Award for High Academic Contribution in the disciplines of Environment and Bio-Sciences and also given Honorary Fellowship ‘F.I.A.E.S.’ from Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, Haridwar” during National Seminar on Environment Conservation and Sustainable Development held at DAV (PG) College, Dehradun on 16 March, 2024.  

Mentorship

Supervised 05 Ph. D. students and 38 M. Sc. students dissertations.

Research Focus

(1). Taxonomy and species diversity of Odonata and Mammalia.

(2). Behavioural studies of Odonata, Lepidoptera, Aves and Mammals.

(3). Status survey of selected Threatened Mammals species of India.

(4). To prepare documents and organize training programme on “Protected Animals of India”.

(5). To explore the faunal diversity, conservation and threat to habitats of Indian Himalaya.

Publications

1). Published 121 Research Papers on Odonata, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Mammalia in National & International Journal.

(2). Published 14 Books on Odonata, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Mammalia.

Selected Publications:

(a). Sharma, G. and Joshi, P.C. 2007. Diversity of Odonata (Insecta) from Dholbaha dam (Distt.) Hoshiarpur) in Punjab Shivalik, India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 10(2): 177-180.

(b). Sharma, G., Kumar, R., Ramamurthy, V.V. and Kumar, N. 2007. Major lepidopterous insect pests of vegetables in North India. Indian Journal of Entomology. 69(2): 189-195.

(c). Sharma, G., Kumar, R., Ramamurthy, V.V. and Kumar, N. 2007. Biosystematics studies of Junonia orithya Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from North India. Indian Journal of Entomology. 69(3): 224-229.

(d). Sharma, G. and Kumar, A. 2008. Odonata diversity of Punjab Shivalik with their habitats and flight period. Fraseria- South Asian Bulletin of Odonatology. 7(1/2): 29-33.

(e). Mitra, A., Dow, R., Subramanian, K.A. and Sharma, G. 2010. The status and distribution of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of the Eastern Himalaya. In: The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya (Allen, D.J., Molur, S., Daniel, B.A. (Compilers). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Published by IUCN, Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland. pp. 54-66.

(f). Sharma, G. 2018. Studies on Odonata and Lepidoptera fauna of Desert Ecosystem of Rajasthan. Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India. Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper. 394: 1-90.

(g). Sharma, G. 2015. Pictorial handbook on Odonata (Damsel and Dragonflies) of Rajasthan. Publication by Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata. 266pp + 93 photoplates.

(h). Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M and Venkataraman, K. 2015. An identification Manual of Scheduled Mammals of India (Indian (Wildlife Protection Act, 1972). Published by Director, Zoological Survey of India. 64 pp and 48 plates.

(i). Kankane, P.L., Sharma, G. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. Status survey of some Mammals in Gujarat with special reference to Chinkara and Desert Cat. Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata. 302pp.

(j). Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M., Manna, C.K. and Debashree, D. 2016. Tricho-taxonomic studies for identification of Wild Boar, Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 by dorsal guard hairs (Suidae: Artiodactyla: Mammalia). Rec. zool. Surv. India. 116(3): 301-306.

(k). Singh, G., Chaudhary, K., Kumar, S., Sharma, G. 2023. Risk of mate selection: Force driving to higher foraging rate in semi urban climate in Himalayan foot hills. South Asian J Exp Biol. 13 (4): 277-282

(l). Singh, G., Kumar, S., Chaudhary, K., Sharma, G., Bhardwaj, S. K. 2023. How Finches Behave Differently in Dark-Light Condition? Journal of Biology and Todays World 12 (1): 1-2.

(m). Ahmad, A. and Sharma, G. 2024. In Vitro Life History of Lipeurus tropicalis (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Isochnocera) infesting Gallus gallus domesticus (Aves: Phasianidae). Journal of Parasitology (American Society of Parasitologists). 110(4): 389–392.

(n). Sharma, G., Kamalakanna n, M., Saikia, U., Talmale, S., Dam, D. and

Banerjee, D. 2025 . Checklist of Fauna of India: Chordata: Mammalia.

Version 2.0. Zoological Survey of India. DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/Fauna/2/2025/ Chordata:Mammals p p. 1 63.

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gaurav-Sharma-82

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