Veerappan Deepak

Deepak Veerappan, Indian herpetologist.

Department of Life sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Taxon names authored

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30 taxon names authored by Veerappan Deepak

Eponyms

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1 eponyms of Veerappan Deepak

Publications

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2010

Deepak, V., Harikrishnan, S., Vasudevan, K. & Smith, E.N. 2010. Redescription of Bibron's coral snake, Calliophis bibroni Jan 1858 with notes and new records from south of the Palghat and Shencottah Gaps of the Western Ghats, India. Hamadryad 35(1): 1–10. ResearchGate Reference page.

2012

Smith, E.N., Ogale, H., Deepak, V. & Giri, V.B. 2012. A new species of coralsnake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata: Elapidae) from the west coast of peninsular India. Zootaxa 3437: 51–68. Preview PDF Reference page.

2013

Datta-Roy, A, Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Maddock, S.T., Raj, P., Agarwal, I. & Karanth, K.P. 2013. A long-lost relic from the Eastern Ghats: Morphology, distribution and habitat of Sepsophis punctatus Beddome, 1870 (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 3670(1): 55–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3670.1.4 Reference page.

2015

Datta-Roy, A., Deepak, V., Sidharthan, C., Barley, A.J. & Karanth, P. 2015. An addition to the endemic Indian radiation of Eutropis: Phylogenetic position of Eutropis dissimilis Hallowell (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 4027(1): 145–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4027.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Deepak, V., Vyas, R., Giri, V.B. & Karanth, K.P. 2015. A taxonomic mystery for more than 180 years: the identity and systematic position of Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827). Vertebrate Zoology 65(3): 371–381. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Somaweera, R., Pantoja, D.L. & Deepak, V. 2015: Forgotten records of Chrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943 (Squamata: Colubridae) from India. Zootaxa 3947(4): 597–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.4.11. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

2016

Deepak, V., Khandekar, A., Varma, S. & Chaitanya, R. 2016. Description of a new species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from southern India. Zootaxa 4139(2): 167–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.2. Reference page.
Deepak, V., Giri, V.B., Asif, M., Dutta, S.K., Vyas, R., Zambre, A.M., Bhosale, H. & Karanth, K.P. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

2017

Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Kar, N.B., Das, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2017. Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906) (Squamata: Colubridae), resurrected as a valid species with marked sexual dichromatism. Zootaxa 4263(2): 318–332. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.2.6 Reference page.
Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Kar, N.B., Das, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2017. PRATYUSH P. MOHAPATRA, S. K. DUTTA, NILADRI B. KAR, ABHIJIT DAS, B. H. C.K MURTHY& V. DEEPAK (2017) Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906) (Squamata: Colubridae), resurrected as a valid species with marked sexual dichromatism. Zootaxa, 4263: 318–332. Zootaxa 4290(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.3.13. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Chaitanya, R., Giri, V.B. & Deepak, V. 2017. On the recent designation of a neotype for the taxon Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae). Zootaxa 4317(3): 585–587. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.10. Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Captain, A., Das, A., Das, S., Rajkumar, K.P., Rathish, R.L. & Gower, D.J. 2017. A new species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats region of India. Zootaxa 4319(1): 27–52. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4319.1.2. Reference page.
Datta-Roy, A., Deepak, V., Chaitanya, R., Murthy, C., Bhosale, H., Lajmi, A., Karanth, P., Kunte, K. & Giri, V. 2017. On the taxonomic status of Eurylepis poonaensis (Squamata: Scincidae): resolving a long-standing conundrum. Salamandra 53(3): 389–397. PDF Reference page.

2018

Deepak, V., Khandekar, A., Chaitanya, R. & Karanth, P. 2018. Descriptions of two new endemic and cryptic species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from peninsular India. Zootaxa 4434(2): 327–365. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.5. Reference page.
Pal, S., Vijayakumar, S.P., Shanker, K., Jayarajan, A. & Deepak, V. 2018. A systematic revision of Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Western Ghats adds two genera and reveals two new species. Zootaxa 4482(3): 401–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.1. Reference page.

2019

Captain, A., Deepak, V., Pandit, R., Bhatt, B. & Athreya, R. 2019. A New Species of Pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Trimeresurus Lacepède, 1804) from West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 26(2): 111-122. Reference page.
Wang, K., Che, J., Lin, S.-M., Deepak, V., Datta-Roy, A., Jiang, K., Jin, J.-Q., Chen, H.-M. & Siler, C.D. 2019. Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus Japalura s.l. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(1): 246–267. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly034 Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Chaitanya, R., Mahony, S., Lalrounga, S., Lalrinchhana, C., Das, A., Sarkar, V., Karanth, P. & Deepak, V. 2019. On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India. Zootaxa 4638(4): 451–484. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.1. Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Gower, D.J., Das, A., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalronunga, S., Captain, A. & Deepak, V. 2019. A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India. Zootaxa 4603(2): 241–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.2 Reference page.
Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Captain, A., Pawar, S. & Tillack, F. 2019. A New Species of Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from The Northern Western Ghats of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 116: 1–11. DOI: 10.17087/jbnhs/2019/v116/144901 Reference page.

2020

Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Das, S., Rajkumar, K.P., Easa, P.S., Sreejith, K.A. & Gower, D.J. 2020. Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 4755(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4755.2.2 Reference page.
Lalronunga, S., Lalrinchhana, C., Das, A., Gower, D.J. & Deepak, V. 2020. A multilocus molecular perspective on the systematics of the poorly known Northeast Indian colubrid snakes Blythia reticulata (Blyth, 1854), B. hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017, and Hebius xenura (Wall, 1907). Zootaxa 4768(2): 193–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.2.2 Reference page.
Vogel, G., Chen, Z.-N., Deepak, V., Gower, D.J., Shi, J.-S., Ding, L. & Hou, M. 2020. A new species of the genus Smithophis (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4803(1): 51–74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.1.3 Reference page.

2021

Balan, A., Jude, D., Narayanan, S., Varma, S. & Deepak, V. 2021. Morphological and genetic variation in populations of Sitana marudhamneydhal and the validity of Sitana attenboroughii. Zootaxa 4964(3): 523–540. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4964.3.5 Reference page.
Das, A., Smith, E.N., Sidik, I., Sarker, G.C., Boruah, B., Patel, N.G., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Deepak, V. 2021. Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex. Zootaxa 5020(3): 401–433. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.1 Reference page.
Deepak, V., Maddock, S.T., Williams, R., Nagy, Z.T., Conradie, W., Rocha, S., Harris, S.J., Perera, A., Gvozdík, V., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kamei, R.G., Menegon, M., Labisko, J., Morel, C., Cooper, N., Day, J.J. & Gower, D.J. 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis. Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution 161: 107152. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107152 PDF Reference page.
Deepak, V., Tillack, F., Kar, N.B., Sarkar, S. & Mohapatra, P.R. 2021. A new species of Sitana (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone of India. Zootaxa 4948(2): 261–274. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4948.2.6 Reference page.
Deepak, V., Lalronunga, S., Lalhmingliani, E., Das, A., Narayanan, S., Das, I. & Gower, D.J. 2021. Phylogenetic relationships of xenodermid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Xenodermidae), with the description of a new genus. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 747–762. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e75967 Reference page.
Lalronunga, S., Lalhmangaiha, K., Zosangliana, I., Lalhmingliani, E., Gower, D.J., Das, D. & Deepak, V. 2021. A new species of Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870 (Serpentes: Xenodermidae) from Mizoram, India. Zootaxa 4996(3): 555–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.9 Reference page.
Nawani, S., Deepak, V., Gautam, K.B., Gupta, S.K., Boruah, B. & Das, A. 2021. Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall, 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4966(3): 305–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.3 Reference page.

2022

Narayanan, S., Das, S., Balan, A., Tom, R., Divakar, N., Rajkumar, K.P., Hopeland, P. & Deepak, V. 2022. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 729–743. DOI: 10.3897/vz.72.e89660 Reference page.

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