Editorial Team

Chief Editor:
Dr. Kartik Shanker
Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Dakshin Foundation, Bangalore. email: [email protected]

Managing Editor:
Mr. Caleb Daniel
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, Mahabalipuram, TN.
email: [email protected]

Founding Editors:
  • Mr. Romulus Whitaker
    Founder, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, Mahabalipuram, TN
  • Ms. Zai Whitaker
    Managing Trustee, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, Mahabalipuram, TN

Editors Emeriti:

  • Dr. Aaron Bauer 
    Professor and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Villanova University, PA, USA.

  • Dr. Indraneil Das
    Professor, Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia

Advisory Board
  • Dr. SK Dutta
    Herpetofauna Specialist (Retired Professor, North Orissa University)

  • Dr. SD Biju
    Professor, Systematics Lab at University of Delhi, Department of Environmental Studies, New Delhi.

  • Dr. Varad Giri
    Managing Director, NIDUS, Maharastra, India.

  • Dr. Wolfgang Wuster
    Reader, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK.

  • Dr. Alex Pyron
    Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C, USA.

  • Dr. David Gower
    Herpetology Researcher, Head of Division, LS Vertebrates Division, Department of life sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

  • Dr. Anita Malhotra
    Faculty, Bangor University, School of Biological Sciences, College Road, Wales, Great Britain.

  • Dr. Annemarie Ohler
    Curator of Amphibia, Department of Systematics and Evolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.

  • Dr. Andrea Phillott
    Assistant Dean and Professor, Foundation Year, Environmental Studies, FLAME University, India

Editorial Board
  • Mr. Nikhil Whitaker
    Curator & Dept. Head, Centre for Herpetology, Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, Mahabalipuram, TN. email:[email protected]

  • Dr. Abhijit Das
    Scientist D, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Seshadri KS
    PostDoc, Dr. Maria Thaker's Lab, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Gururaja KV
    Chief Scientist, Gubbi Lab LLP, Entrepreneurship Center, SID,
    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Mr. Zeeshan Mirza
    Research Associate, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Banagalore, Karnataka, IN. email:[email protected]

  • Dr. Harshil Patel
    Research Associate, Department of Bioscience, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, IN. email:[email protected]

  • Dr. SR Ganesh
    Deputy director and Scientist, Madras Snake Park Trust, Chennai, TN, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. KP Dinesh
    Researcher, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, WB, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Aparna Lajmi
    Postdoc, Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Rachunliu Kamei
    Dept of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Sonali Garg
    Postdoc, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Anuradha Batabyal
    Postdoc, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, USA. email:[email protected] 

  • Dr. Basundhara Chettri
    Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Sikkim University, Sikkim, IN. email:[email protected]

  • Dr. Mirza Kusrini
    Lecturer, Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecoturism, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia. email:[email protected]