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