Veerappan Deepak

Veerappan Deepak, Indian herpetologist.

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, United Kingdom.
Affiliated to Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden, Germany.
Scientific Associate, Department of Life sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Taxon names authored

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56 taxon names authored by Veerappan Deepak

Eponyms

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1 eponym 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(1): 51–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3437.1.5 Reference page.
Harikrishnan, S., Vasudevan, K., de Silva, A., Deepak, V., Kar, N.B., Naniwadekar, N., Lalremruata, A., Prasoona, K.R. & Aggarwal, R.K. 2012. Phylogeography of Dasia Gray, 1830 (Reptilia: Scincidae), with the description of a new species from southern India. Zootaxa 3233(1): 37–51. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3233.1.3 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. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-2-111-122 Reference page.
Chaitanya, R., Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Datta-Roy, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Karanth, P. 2019. Diversification in the mountains: a generic reappraisal of the Western Ghats endemic gecko genus Dravidogecko Smith, 1933 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 4688(1): 1–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4688.1.1 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

Conradie, W., Deepak, V., Keates, C. & Gower, D.J. 2020. Kissing cousins: a review of the African genus Limnophis Günther, 1865 (Colubridae: Natricinae), with the description of a new species from north-eastern Angola. African Journal of Herpetology 69(1): 79–17. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2020.1782483 Reference page.
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.
Das, A., Deepak, V., Wade, E.O.Z., Captain, A. & Gower, D.J. 2020. Description of a new species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4860(2): 267–283. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.2.8 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.
Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Melvinselvan, G., Khan, A., Mahlow, K. & Tillack, F. 2021. Revealing two centuries of confusion: new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of the Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) (auctt.), with description of a new species from India (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 253–316. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e64345 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

Das, S., Pal, S., Siddharth, S., Palot, M.J., Deepak, V. & Narayanan, S. 2022. A new species of large-bodied Hemidactylus Goldfuss 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 81–94. DOI: 10.3897/vz.72.e76046 Reference page.
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.
Deepak V., Cooper, N., Poyarkov, N.A., Kraus, F., Burin, G., Das, A., Narayanan, S., Streicher, J.W., Smith, S.-J. & Gower, D.J. 2022. Multilocus phylogeny, natural-history traits, and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195(1): 279–298. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab099 Reference page.
Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Das, S., Rajkumar, K.P., Pal, S., Gerard, J.D. & Gower, D.J. 2022. Snakes and lizards of the Sky Islands of the Western Ghats. ATREE, Bangalore, India. 114pp. Free PDF Reference page.
Das, A., Gower, D.J., Narayanan, S., Pal, S., Boruah, B., Magar, S., Das, S., Moulick, S. & Deepak, V., 2022. Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India. Zootaxa 5138(4): 417–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.4 Reference page.
Boruah B, Deepak V., Narayanan S., & Das A. 2022. Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier, 1817, with first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao and Li, 1984 from India. Zootaxa 5219 (5): 433–455. Reference page.

2023

Boruah, B., Deepak, V. & Das, A. 2023. Musicians in the marsh: a new species of music frog (Anura: Ranidae: Nidirana) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 5374(1): 51–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.1.3 Reference page.
Boruah, B., Deepak, V., Patel, N.G., Jithin, V., Yomcha, T. & Das, A. 2023. A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 557–574. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e98444 Reference page.
Boruah, B., Narayanan, S., Gerard, J.D., Das, A. & Deepak, V. 2023. Discovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India. Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1): 2249891. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2249891 Reference page.
Gower, D.J., Narayanan, S., Deepak, V., Anvar, M. & Das, S. 2023. Rediscovery and systematics of Rhinophis fergusonianus Boulenger, 1896 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from India’s Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5374(1): 74–92. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.1.4 Reference page.
Kehlmaier, C., Graciá, E., Ali, J.R., Campbell, P.D., Chapman, S.D., Deepak, V., Ihlow, F., Jalil, N.E., Huyet, L.P., Samonds, K.E., Vences, M. & Fritz, U. 2023. Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar. Science Advances 9(2): eabq2574. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq2574 Reference page.
Narayanan, S., Das, S., Anvar, Y.M., Tillack, F., Mohapatra, P.P., Gower, D.J., Rajkumar, K.P. & Deepak, V. 2023. On the taxonomic validity of Boiga whitakeri Ganesh et al., 2021 with new insights on Boiga dightoni (Boulenger, 1894) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 73: 1–21. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e97002 Reference page.
Narayanan, S., Christopher, P., Raman, K., Mukherjee, N., Prabhu, P., Lenin, M., Vimalraj, S. & Deepak, V. 2023. A new species of rock-dwelling Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the southern Eastern Ghats, India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 499–512. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e104494 Reference page.
Yang, S.-J., Savitzky, A.H., Gower, D.J., Deepak, V., Mori, A., Khot, R., Shi, J.-S., Ding, L., Hou, M., Xu, H.-Y., Wang, Q. & Zhu, G.-X. 2023. Identity of the holotype and type locality of Rhabdophis leonardi (Wall, 1923) (Colubridae: Natricinae), with notes on the morphology and natural history of the species in southwestern China. Ecology and Evolution 13(5): e10032. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10032 Reference page.

2024

Boruah, B., Narayanan, S., Aravind, N.A., Lalronunga, S., Deepak, V. & Das, A. 2024. Description of six new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeastern India. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 453–486. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e124752 Reference page.
Das, S., Pal, SA., Narayanan, S., Subin, K., Palot, M.J., Rajkumar, K.P. & Deepak, V. 2024. Discovery of a new species of kangaroo lizard (Squamata: Agamidae: Agasthyagama) from the southern Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 151–168. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e113084 Reference page.
Gower, D.J., Das, S., Deepak, V., Gerard, J.D. & Narayanan, S. 2024. A new species of Uropeltis Cuvier, 1829 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the eastern escarpment of the southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5477(3): 333–357. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.4 Reference page.
Hurtado-Gómez, J.P., Daza, J.M., Vargas-Ramírez, M., Deepak, V. & Fritz, U. 2024. Phylogeography of the Colombian water snake Helicops danieli Amaral, 1938 (Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae) with comments on the systematics and evolution of the genus Helicops Wagler, 1828 ZooKeys 1215: 335–358. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.128795 Reference page.
Wang, K., Deepak, V., Das, A., Grismer, L.L., Liu, S. & Che, J. 2024. Systematic revision of the Calotes jerdoni complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the Pan-Himalaya. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 169–192. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e109088 Reference page.

2025

Wang, K., Li, L., Deepak, V., Phimmachak, S., Grosjean, S., Vidal, N., Fu, Z.-X., Wang, F.-F., Shen, G.-J., Stuart, B.L. & Che, J. 2025. Designation of the lectotype for Tropidophorus laotus (Reptilia: Scincidae) and description of a new closely related species from Southern Yunnan Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 16(1): 95–109. DOI: 10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2024.0057 Reference page.

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