Dr. Harshil Patel

Harshil is a naturalist interested in the systematics of reptiles and amphibians. He pursued a master’s in Biosciences from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, in 2011 and followed it with a PhD while working as an INSPIRE Fellow at the same institute. He has immensely contributed to the reptilian fauna of India, particularly that of Gujarat. He is one of the finest snake taxonomists in the country and works in close collaboration with me on major projects dealing with the phylogeny and systematics of Indian squamates and amphibians. He currently works with the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation.

Email: harshilpatel121@gmail.com

Social media: Instagram

 

Dr. H.T. Lalremsanga

HT is a professor at Mizoram University and head of the Zoology Department at the university. He has been involved in the documentation of the diversity of reptiles and amphibians of northeast India, in addition to mapping their distribution and behavioural studies. He and his students have made immense contributions towards herpetofaunal documentation, especially of Mizoram. He is part of the northeast Indian reptile research undertaken by my colleagues and me.

Email: htlrsa@yahoo.co.in

 

Saunak Pal

Saunak is a naturalist with a keen interest in Herpetology. He has been working largely on Indian lizards and is well-known for his contribution to the agamids and Cnemaspis of the Western Ghats. He currently works at the collection department of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai. He has extensively surveyed the Western Ghats and is focused on mapping the diversity of reptiles and amphibians in addition to working at the collections department. He is currently pursuing his PhD from Newcastle University, UK.

Email: herps.saunak@gmail.com

Social media: Instagram

 

Virender K. Bhardwaj

Virender K. Bhardwaj is a PhD student at Mizoram University working on the phylogeography of the Himalayan pit viper. Virender hails from the heart of the Himalayas, the Churah Vakkey of Himachal Pradesh. He is broadly interested in the taxonomy of the Himalayan biota and is involved in mapping the biodiversity of the Western Himalayas. Virender completed his master’s from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Dr. H. T. Lalremsanga. He is a keen naturalist who has a deep fascination for the Himalayas.

Email: vickyb4558@gmail.com

Social media: Instagram