1.  Dasia johnsinghi

Harikrishnan S, Vasudevan K, De Silva A, Deepak V, Kar NB, Naniwadekar R, Lalremruata A, Prasoona RK & Aggarwal RK. 2012. Phylogeography of Dasia Gray, 1830 (Reptilia: Scincidae), with the descriptions of a new species from southern India. Zootaxa 3233: 37–51. PDF

2.  Calliophis castoe

Smith EN, Ogale H, Deepak V & Giri VB. 2012. A new species of coralsnake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata: Elapidae) from the West Coast of Peninsular India. Zootaxa 3437: 51–68. PDF

3.  Sarada superba

Deepak V*, Giri VB, Asif M†, Dutta SK, Vyas R, Zambre AM, Bhosale H & Karanth KP. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. PDF

4.  Sarada darwini

Deepak V*, Giri VB, Asif M†, Dutta SK, Vyas R, Zambre AM, Bhosale H & Karanth KP. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. PDF

5.  Sitana laticeps

Deepak V*, Giri VB, Asif M†, Dutta SK, Vyas R, Zambre AM, Bhosale H & Karanth KP. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. PDF

6.  Sitana spinaecephalus

Deepak V*, Giri VB, Asif M†, Dutta SK, Vyas R, Zambre AM, Bhosale H & Karanth KP. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. PDF

7.  Sitana visiri

Deepak V*, Giri VB, Asif M†, Dutta SK, Vyas R, Zambre AM, Bhosale H & Karanth KP. 2016. Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with description of one new genus and five new species. Contributions to Zoology 85(1): 67–111. PDF

8.  Sitana marudhamneydhal

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. PDF

9.  Rhabdops aquaticus

Giri VB, Deepak V*, Captain A, Das A, Das S, Rajkumar KP, Rathish RL & Gower DJ. 2017. A new species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats region of India. Zootaxa 4319 (1): 027–052. PDF

10.  Sitana gokakensis

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. PDF

11.  Sitana thondalu

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. PDF

12.  Monilesaurus acanthocephalus

Pal S, Vijayakumar SP, 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. PDF

13.  Monilesaurus montanus

Pal S, Vijayakumar SP, 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. PDF

14.  Ahaetulla laudankia

Deepak V, Narayanan S, Sarkar V, Dutta SK & Mohapatra PP. 2019. A new species of vine snake of genus Ahaetulla Link, 1807 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Ahaetullinae) from India. Journal of Natural History 53: 497–516. PDF

15. Trimeresurus arunachalensis

Captain A, Deepak V, Pandit R, Bhatt B, Athreya R. 2019. A new species of pitviper from West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 26(2): 111–122. PDF

16.  Smithophis atemporalis

Giri VB, Gower DJ, Das A, Lalremsanga HL, Lalronunga S, Captain A & Deepak V*. 2019.  A new genus and species of natricine snake from the northeast India. Zootaxa 4603 (2): 241–264. PDF

17.  Calotes zolaiking

Giri VB, Chaitanya R, Mahony S, Lalronunga 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. PDF

18.  Boiga thackerayi

Giri VB, 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 Bombay Natural History Society 116: 1–11. PDF

19.  Dravidogecko douglasadamsi

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

20.  Dravidogecko janakiae

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

21.  Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

22.  Dravidogecko septentrionalis

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

23.  Dravidogecko smithi

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

24.  Dravidogecko tholpalli

Chaitanya R, Giri VB, Deepak V, Datta-Roy A, Murthy BHCK, 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): 001–056. PDF

25.  Xylophis mosaicus

Deepak V*, Narayanan S, Das S, Rajkumar KP, Easa PS, Sreejith KA & Gower DJ. 2020. Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India Zootaxa 4755 (2): 231–250. PDF

26.  Smithophis linearis

Vogel G, Chen Z, Deepak V, Gower DJ, Shi J, Ding L & Hou M. 2020. A new species of the genus Smithophis Giri, Gower, Das, Lalremsanga, Lalronunga, Captain & Deepak, 2019 (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4803 (1): 051–074. PDF

27.  Limnophis branchi

Conradie W, Deepak V, Keates C & Gower DJ. 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: 1–29. PDF

28.  Smithophis arunachalensis

Das A, Deepak V*, Wade E.O. Captain A & Gower DJ. 2020. Description of a new species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4860 (2): 267–283. PDF

29.  Sitana sushili

Deepak V, Tillack F, Kar, NB, Sarkar V & Mohapatra PP. 2021. A new species of Sitana (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone of India. Zootaxa 4948 (2): 261–274. PDF 

30.  Platyceps josephi

Deepak V*, Narayanan S, Mohapatra PP, Dutta SK, 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. PDF

31.  Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai

Lalronunga S, Lalhmangaiha K, Zosangliana I, Lalhmingliani E, Gower DJ, Das A, & Deepak V* 2021. A new species of Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870 (Squamata: Xenodermidae) from Mizoram, India. Zootaxa. 4996(3): 569–580. PDF

32.  Rhabdophis bindi

Das A, Smith EN, Sidik I, Sarker GC, Boruah B, Patel N, Murthy BHCK & 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. PDF

33.  Hemidactylus easai

Das S, Pal S, Siddharth S, Palot 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. PDF

34.  Cyrtodactylus aravindi

Narayanan S, Das S, Balan A, Tom R, Divakar N, Rajkumar KP, Hopeland P & Deepak V*. 2022. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 729–743. PDF

35.  Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis

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. PDF

36.  Gracixalus patkaiensis 

Boruah B, Deepak V, Naitik P, Vijayan J, 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. PDF

37.  Alcalus fontinalis 

Boruah B, Gerard JD, Narayanan S, 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): 1–15.

38.  Nidirana noadihing 

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. PDF

39.  Agasthyagama edge

Das S, Narayanan S, Pal S, Subin K, Palot JM, Rajkumar KP, Deepak V*. 2024. A new species of Kangaroo lizard (Squamata: Agamidae: Agasthyagama) from the Western Ghats of India Vertebrate Zoology 74: 154–168. PDF

40.  Calotes iadina 

Wang K*, Deepak V, Das A, Grismer LL, Liu S, Che J. 2024. Systematic revision of the Calotes jerdoni complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the Pan-Himalaya. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 169–192. PDF

41.  Uropeltis caudomaculata 

Gower DJ*, Das S, Deepak V, Gerard JD & 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. PDF

42.  Cyrtodactylus namdaphaensis

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

43.  Cyrtodactylus barailensis

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

44.  Cyrtodactylus kiphire

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

45.  Cyrtodactylus ngengpuiensis

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

46.  Cyrtodactylus siangensis

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

47.  Cyrtodactylus manipurensis

Boruah B, Narayanan S, Aravind NA, 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. PDF

48.  Tropidophorus kouzhitongi

Wang K, Li L, Deepak V, Phimmachak S, Grosjean S, Vidal N, Fu Z, Wang F, Shen G, Stuart BL and 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 2021 16(1): 95–109. PDF

49.  Riopa deccanensis

Bhupathi B, Ray S, Karuthapandi M, Deepa J, Deepak V & Mohapatra PP. 2025. A new species of Riopa Gray, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India.Zootaxa. 5647 (2): 117–130. PDF

50.  Xylophis chenkaruppan

Narayanan S, Das S, Ghosh A, Palot MJ, Umesh P, Gower DJ & Deepak V. 2025. Hidden in the Sky Islands: A new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from montane habitats of Wayanad in the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 5666 (4), 509–528. PDF