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| Indraneil Das | |
|---|---|
| Name | Indraneil Das |
| Birth date | 1959 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Herpetology, Zoology, Taxonomy, Conservation Biology |
| Institutions | Universiti Brunei Darussalam; University of Calcutta; Natural History Museum, London |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta; University of Oxford |
| Known for | Southeast Asian herpetology; species descriptions |
Indraneil Das is an Indian-born herpetologist and taxonomist noted for extensive fieldwork and systematic studies of amphibians and reptiles across South and Southeast Asia. He has held appointments at major research and educational institutions and contributed to faunal inventories, conservation assessments, and the description of numerous taxa. His work bridges collaborations with museums, universities, and conservation organizations.
Das was born in India and pursued early studies at the University of Calcutta before undertaking advanced training associated with the University of Oxford and other research centers. During his formative years he engaged with collections at the Natural History Museum, London and connected with researchers at the Smithsonian Institution, the Zoological Society of London, and the British Museum. His education intersected with practitioners from institutions such as the Linnean Society of London, the Royal Society, and regional centers including the Indian Museum and the Bombay Natural History Society.
Das has held academic posts at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam and collaborated with faculties at the University of Calcutta, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Malaya. His research program integrates field taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and conservation, interfacing with projects funded by organizations such as the Wildlife Conservation Society, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the National Geographic Society. He has contributed to checklists, monographs, and regional faunal surveys connected with the Asian Herpetological Researches, the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, and the Journal of Biogeography. Das’s collaborations have included scholars from the Natural History Museum, London, the Smithsonian Institution, the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, and the Australian Museum.
Das has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed papers in outlets such as the Zootaxa, the Journal of Herpetology, the Herpetological Journal, and the Bulletin of the British Herpetological Society. His taxonomic revisions have involved genera and families represented in collections at the Natural History Museum, London, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Field Museum of Natural History. He has produced regional guides and keys used by staff at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Malaysian Nature Society, and the Singapore Biodiversity Centre. His publications intersect with the work of contemporaries at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the London Zoo, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Das’s field expeditions span the Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and the Indo-Burma region, with field teams including personnel from the World Wildlife Fund, the Conservation International, and regional parks such as Kinabalu Park and Gunung Mulu National Park. His expeditions have been conducted alongside researchers from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the University of Malaya, the National University of Singapore, and the Museum Zoologi Bogor. Fieldwork has entailed surveys of protected areas administered by agencies such as the Department of Forestry (Brunei), the Sarawak Forestry Corporation, and the Malaysian Wildlife and National Parks Department.
Das’s contributions have been recognized by professional societies including the Linnean Society of London, the British Herpetological Society, and regional bodies such as the Malaysian Nature Society. His work has been cited in assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and incorporated into red-listing processes managed by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. He has received fellowships and visiting positions associated with the Natural History Museum, London, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Australian National University.
Das is credited with describing and co-describing multiple amphibian and reptile taxa, many preserved in collections at the Natural History Museum, London and the American Museum of Natural History. Selected taxa associated with his authorship include species from genera represented across the Agamidae, Colubridae, Gekkonidae, and Microhylidae families, with type specimens deposited in institutions such as the Zoological Survey of India and the Museum Zoologi Bogor.
Category:Indian herpetologists Category:Taxonomists