Kartik Shanker
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Kartik Shanker, Indian herpetologist.
- Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India.
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Publications
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2014
[edit]- Vijayakumar, S.P., Dinesh, K.P., Prabhu, M.V. & Shanker, K. 2014. Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raorchestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats Escarpment. Zootaxa 3893(4): 451–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3893.4.1 Reference page.
2015
[edit]- Dinesh, K.P., Vijayakumar, S.P., Channakeshavamurthy, B.H., Torkesar, V.R., Kulkarni, N.U. & Shanker, K. 2015. Systematic status of Fejervarya (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from South and SE Asia with the description of a new species from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa 3999(1): 79–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.5. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- Dinesh, K.P., Vijayakumar, S.P., Channakeshavamurthy, B.H., Torsekar, V.R., Kulkarni, N.U. & Shanker, K. 2015. K.P. DINESH, S.P. VIJAYAKUMAR, B.H. CHANNAKESHAVAMURTHY, VARUN R. TORSEKAR, NIRMAL U. KULKARNI & KARTIK SHANKER (2015) SYSTEMATIC STATUS OF FEJERVARYA (AMPHIBIA, ANURA, DICROGLOSSIDAE) FROM SOUTH AND SE ASIA WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM THE WESTERN GHATS OF PENINSULAR INDIA. Zootaxa, 3999(1): 079–094. Zootaxa 4033(4): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.4.10. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
2018
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mallik, A.K., Achyuthan, N.S., Ganesh, S.R., Pal, S.P., Vijayakumar, S.P. & Shanker, K. 2019. Discovery of a deeply divergent new lineage of vine snake (Colubridae: Ahaetuliinae: Proahaetulla gen. nov.) from the southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India with a revised key for Ahaetuliinae. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0218851. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218851 Reference page.
2020
[edit]- Dinesh, K.P., Vijaykumar, S.P., Ramesh, V., Jayarajan, A., Chandramouli, S.R. & Shanker, K. 2020. A new lineage of Walkerana (Anura: Ranixalidae) from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa 4729(2): 266–276. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.7 Reference page.
- Mallik, A.K., Srikanthan, A.N., Pal, S.P., D’Souza, P.M., Shanker, K. & Ganesh, S.R. 2020. Disentangling vines: a study of morphological crypsis and genetic divergence in vine snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Ahaetulla) with the description of five new species from Peninsular India. Zootaxa 4874(1): 1–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4874.1.1 Reference page.
2021
[edit]- Ganesh, S.R., Mallik, A.K., Achyuthan, N.S., Shanker, K. & Vogel, G. 2021. A new species of Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southern Western Ghats of India with a molecular phylogeny and expanded characterisation of related species. Zootaxa 4981(3): 449–468. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.2 Reference page.
- Mallik, A.K., Srikanthan, A.N., Ganesh, S.R., Vijayakumar, S.P., Campbell, P.D., Malhotra, A. & Shanker, K. 2021. Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 577–619. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e66239 Reference page.
- Srikanthan, A.N., Adhikari, O.D., Ganesh, S.R., Deuti, K., Das, K., Kulkarni, V.M., Gowande, G.G. & Shanker, K. 2021. A molecular and morphological study of Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Agamidae) reveals a new genus from the far south of the Western Ghats, Peninsular India. Zootaxa 5016(2): 205–228. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.3 Reference page.
2022
[edit]- Kuttalam, S., Santra, V., Owens, J.B., Selvan, M., Mukherjee, N., Graham, S., Togridou, A., Bharti, O.K., Shi, J.-S., Shanker, K. & Malhotra, A. 2022. Phylogenetic and morphological analysis of Gloydius himalayanus (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 852(1): 1–30. DOI: 0.5852/ejt.2022.852.2003 Reference page.
- Srikanthan, A.N., Adhikari, O.D., Mallik, A.K., Campbell, P.D., Bhatt, B.B., Shanker, K. & Ganesh, S.R. 2022. Taxonomic revaluation of the Ahaetulla prasina (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827) complex from Northeast India: resurrection and redescription of Ahaetulla flavescens (Wall, 1910) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 839: 120–148. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.839.1937 Reference page.
2024
[edit]- Das, I., Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R.C., Lalremsanga, H.T., Prashanth, P., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S.P., Höglund, J., Shanker, K., Dutta, S.K., Ganesh, S.R. & Wüster, W. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 961: 1–51. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681 Reference page.