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Priti H, Anand, A., and Gururaja KV

DNA barcoding indicates the range extension in an endemic frog Nyctibatrachus jog, from the Western Ghats, India. DNA barcoding indicates the range extension in an endemic frog Nyctibatrachus jog, from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(9), 2468-2474.

Priti H, Gururaja KV, Aravind NA and Ravikanth G

Influence of microhabitat on the distribution of tadpoles of three endemic Nyctibatrachus species (Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Influence of microhabitat on the distribution of tadpoles of three endemic Nyctibatrachus species (Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Biotropica, 0:1-11.

Anderson NK, Schuppe ER, Gururaja KV, Priti H, Mangiamele LA, Martinez JCC, Rudolf May RV, Preininger D and Fuxjager MJ

A common endocrine signature marks convergent evolution of an elaborate dance display in frogs. A common endocrine signature marks convergent evolution of an elaborate dance display in frogs.

DOI: The American Naturalist, 198 (4): 522-539.

Anderson NK, Gururaja KV, Mangiamele LA, Netoskie EC, Smith S, Fuxjager MJ and Preininger D.

Insight into the evolution of anuran foot flag displays: a comparative study of colour and kinematics. Insight into the evolution of anuran foot flag displays: a comparative study of colour and kinematics.

DOI: Ichthyology and Herpetology, 109 (4): 1047-1059.

Priti H, Gururaja KV and Ravikanth G

Morphology, Natural History and Molecular Identification of Tadpoles of Three Endemic Frog Species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from central Western Ghats, India. Morphology, Natural History and Molecular Identification of Tadpoles of Three Endemic Frog Species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from central Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Journal of Natural History.

Seshadri KS, Gururaja KV, Ramya B, and Vidisha MK

Nyctibatrachus jog (jog night frog), Heibus beddomei (Beddomes’ keelback) Predation. Nyctibatrachus jog (jog night frog), Heibus beddomei (Beddomes’ keelback) Predation.

DOI: Herpetological Review. 47: 280-281.

Priti H, Roshmi RS, Ramya B, Ravikanth G, Sudhira HS, Aravind NA, Gururaja KV.

Integrative Taxonomic Approach for Describing a New Cryptic Species of Bush Frog (Raorchestes: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, India. Integrative Taxonomic Approach for Describing a New Cryptic Species of Bush Frog (Raorchestes: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: PLoS ONE 11(3): e0149382.

Priti H, Naik CR, Seshadri KS, Ramit S, Vidisha MK, Ravikanth G and Gururaja KV

A new species of Euphlyctis (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from the west coastal plains of India A new species of Euphlyctis (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from the west coastal plains of India.

DOI: Asian Herpetological Research, 7: 229-241.

Seshadri KS, Ramit S, Priti H, Ravikanth G, Vidisha MK, Saurabh S, Pratik M and Gururaja KV

Microhyla laterite sp. nov., A New Species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from a Laterite Rock Formation in South West India Microhyla laterite sp. nov., A New Species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from a Laterite Rock Formation in South West India.

DOI: PLoS ONE 11(3): e0149727.

Seshadri KS, Priti H, Ravikanth G, Vidisha MK, Vineeth KK, Ramit S, Sarma RR, Aravind NA, and Gururaja KV

Re-Description and Range Extension of Microhyla sholigari Dutta & Ray (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from South West India Re-Description and Range Extension of Microhyla sholigari Dutta & Ray (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from South West India.

DOI: Zootaxa, 4208: 547-560.

Seshadri KS, Jaiswal S and Gururaja KV

Polypedates occidentalis (Western Tree Frog) Predation. Polypedates occidentalis (Western Tree Frog) Predation.

DOI: Herpetological Review. 48: 414-415.

Mudke M, Gururaja KV, Aravind N and Singal R

Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations.

DOI: Check List 16, 685.

Rajasri R, Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Predictive distribution modeling for rare Himalayan medicinal plant Berberis aristata DC. Predictive distribution modeling for rare Himalayan medicinal plant Berberis aristata DC.

DOI: The Journal of Environmental Biology, 32:725-730.

Gururaja KV, Preeti G, Patil RK and Cunningham AA

Dermal Fungal Infection in a Frog from the Western Ghats, India. Dermal Fungal Infection in a Frog from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Current Science, 101(5):622-623.

Sudhira, HS and Gururaja KV

Population crunch in India: Is it urban or still rural? Population crunch in India: Is it urban or still rural?

DOI: Current Science, 103(1):37-40.

Priyadarshini J. Shetty, Shashikala Gowda, Gururaja KV and Sudhira HS

Effect of landscape metrics on varied spatial extents of Bengaluru, India. Effect of landscape metrics on varied spatial extents of Bengaluru, India.

DOI: Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, 12: Online

Seshadri KS, Gururaja KV and Aravind NA

A new species of Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from mid-elevation evergreen forests of the south Western Ghats, India. A new species of Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from mid-elevation evergreen forests of the South Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Zootaxa, 3410: 19-34.

Seshadri KS, Vivek C and Gururaja KV

Anurans from wetlands of Puducherry, along the East Coast of India. Anurans from wetlands of Puducherry, along the East Coast of India.

DOI: Check List, 8(1): 023-026.

Preininger D, Stiegler MJ, Gururaja KV, Vijayakumar SP, Torsekar V, Sztatecsny M and Hödl W

Getting a kick out of it: Multimodal signalling during male-male encounters in the foot-flagging frog Micrixalus saxicola from the Western Ghats of India. Getting a kick out of it: Multimodal signalling during male-male encounters in the foot-flagging frog Micrixalus saxicola from the Western Ghats of India.

DOI: Current Science, 105(12):1735-1740.

Ramachandra TV, Joshi NV, Rao GR, Dhanapal G, Gururaja KV and Amit SY

Ecological status of three micro watersheds in Western Himalaya. Ecological status of three micro watersheds in Western Himalaya.

DOI: Indian Forester. 140:331-347.

Nag N, Karanth KP and Gururaja KV

Delineating ecological boundaries of Hanuman langur species complex in peninsular India using MaxEnt modeling approach. Delineating ecological boundaries of Hanuman langur species complex in peninsular India using MaxEnt modeling approach.

DOI: PLoSONE, 9(2): e87804.

Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y and Walujkar SA

DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species.

DOI: Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) 43: 1-87

Gururaja KV, Dinesh KP, Priti H and Ravikanth G

Mud-packing Frogs: A novel breeding behavior and parental care in a stream-dwelling new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae). Mud-packing Frogs: A novel breeding behavior and parental care in a stream-dwelling new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae).

DOI: Zootaxa, 3796 (1): 033–061.

Seshadri KS, Gururaja KV and Bickford DP

Breeding in bamboo: A novel reproductive strategy by anurans discovered in Rhacophorid frogs of the Western Ghats, India. Breeding in bamboo: A novel reproductive strategy by anurans discovered in Rhacophorid frogs of the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Biological Journal of Linnaean Society.

Sreekantha, Subash Chandran MD, Divakar KM, Rao GR, Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Fish diversity in relation to landscape and vegetation in central Western Ghats, India. Fish diversity in relation to landscape and vegetation in central Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Current Science, 92(11):1592–1603.

Gururaja KV, Aravind NA, Sameer Ali, Ramachandra TV, Velavan TP, Krishnakumar V and Aggarwal RK

A New Frog Species from the Central Western Ghats of India, and its phylogenetic status. A New Frog Species from the Central Western Ghats of India, and its phylogenetic status.

DOI: Zoological Sciences, 24:525–534.

Dinesh KP, Radhakrishnan C, Manjunatha Reddy AH and Gururaja KV

Nyctibatrachus Karnatakaensis nom. nov. a replacement name for the giant wrinkled frog from the Western Ghats. Nyctibatrachus Karnatakaensis nom. nov. a replacement name for the giant wrinkled frog from the Western Ghats.

DOI: Current Science, 93(2):246–250.

Gururaja KV, Dinesh KP, Palot MJ, Radhakrishnan C and Ramachandra TV

A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the southern Western Ghats, India. A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the southern Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Zootaxa, 16:1-16.

Gururaja KV, Ali S, and Ramachandra TV

Micrixalus fuscus (Anura: Micrixalidae) in Sharavathi River Basin, Karnataka. Micrixalus fuscus (Anura: Micrixalidae) in Sharavathi River Basin, Karnataka.

DOI: Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 104(1):104-105.

Subash Chandran MD, Mesta DK, Rao GR, Sameer Ali, Gururaja KV, Ramachandra TV

Discovery of Two Critically Endangered Tree Species and Issues Related to Relic Forests of the Western Ghats. Discovery of Two Critically Endangered Tree Species and Issues Related to Relic Forests of the Western Ghats.

DOI: The Open Conservation Biology Journal, 2:1-8.

Sreekantha, Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Nestedness Pattern in Freshwater Fishes of Western Ghats: An Indication of Stream Islands along Riverscapes. Nestedness Pattern in Freshwater Fishes of Western Ghats: An Indication of Stream Islands along Riverscapes.

DOI: Current Science, 95(12):1707-1714.

Seshadri KS, Amit Yadav and Gururaja KV

Road kills of amphibians in a different land – uses from central Western Ghats, India. Road kills of amphibians in a different land – uses from central Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1(11): 549-552.

Dinesh KP, Radhakrishnan C, Gururaja KV and Zakariya A

New locality records of Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), in Western Ghats, India. New locality records of Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), in Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2(6):986-989.

Subash Chandran MD, Rao GR, Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Ecology of the Swampy Relic Forests of Kathalekan from Central Western Ghats, India. Ecology of the Swampy Relic Forests of Kathalekan from Central Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability, Global Science Book Journals, 4(1): 54-68.

Dinesh KP, Radhakrishnan C, Gururaja KV and Palot MJ

Range extension of Philautus chromasynchysi Biju and Bossuyt (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Western Ghats, India. Range extension of Philautus chromasynchysi Biju and Bossuyt (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Records of Zoological Survey of India. 110(4):31-35.

Gururaja KV

The Novel reproductive mode in a torrent frog Micrixalus Saxicola (Jerdon) from the Western Ghats, India. The novel reproductive mode in a torrent frog Micrixalus Saxicola (Jerdon) from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Zootaxa, 2642:45-52.

Sreekantha, Gururaja KV, Rema Devi K, Indra TJ and Ramachandra TV

Two new fish species of the genus Schistura McClelland (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India Two new fish species of the genus Schistura McClelland (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Zoos’ Print Journal, 21(4):2211–2216.

Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Developmental mode in White-nosed shrub frog Philautus cf. leucorhinus Developmental mode in White-nosed shrub frog Philautus cf. leucorhinus.

DOI: Current Science, 90(3):450–454.

Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Pedostibes tuberculosis Advertisement calls and distribution. Pedostibes tuberculosis Advertisement calls and distribution.

DOI: Herpetological Review, 37(1):75–76.

Nazneen K, Gururaja KV, Manjunatha Reddy AH and Krishnamurthy SV

Birds of Kuvempu University Campus, Shivamogga District, Karnataka. Birds of Kuvempu University Campus, Shivamogga District, Karnataka.

DOI: Zoos’ Print Journal, 16(8):557–560.

Krishnamurthy SV, Manjunatha Reddy AH, and Gururaja KV

A new species of genus Nyctibatrachus (Boulenger) from Kudremukh National Park. A new species of genus Nyctibatrachus (Boulenger) from Kudremukh National Park.

DOI: Current Science, 80(7):887–891

Krishnamurthy SV, Gururaja KV, and Manjunatha Reddy AH

Nyctibatrachus major (Large Wrinkled Frog), Feeding Habit. Nyctibatrachus major (Large Wrinkled Frog), Feeding Habit.

DOI: Herpetological Review, 32(3):182.

Manjunatha Reddy AH, Gururaja KV, Ravichandran MS, and Krishnamurthy SV

Range extension of Ansonia ornata (Günther, 1875) and Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1875). Range extension of Ansonia ornata (Günther, 1875) and Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1875).

DOI: Hamadryad, 26(2):358–359.

Manjunatha Reddy AH, Gururaja KV, and Krishnamurthy SV

Habitat features of Micrixalus Saxicola Jerdon, 1854 in the Western Ghats, India. Habitat features of Micrixalus Saxicola Jerdon, 1854 in the Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Amphibia-Reptilia, 23:370–374.

Krishnamurthy SV, Gururaja KV and Manjunatha Reddy AH

Direct development in Philautus glandulosus (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Direct development in Philautus glandulosus (Anura: Rhacophoridae).

DOI: Herpetological Natural History, 9(1):97–102.

Gururaja KV, Manjunatha Reddy AH, Keshavayya J, and Krishnamurthy SV

Habitat occupancy and influence of abiotic factors on the occurrence of Nyctibatrachus major (Boulenger) in central Western Ghats, India. Habitat occupancy and influence of abiotic factors on the occurrence of Nyctibatrachus major (Boulenger) in central Western Ghats, India.

DOI: Russian Journal of Herpetology, 10(2):87–92.

Ali S, Gururaja KV and Ramachandra TV

Schistura Nilgiriensis (Menon) in Sharavathi River Basin, Western Ghats, Karnataka. Schistura Nilgiriensis (Menon) in Sharavathi River Basin, Western Ghats, Karnataka.

DOI: Zoos’ Print Journal, 20(2):1784–1785.