Title Prof. First Name Satyabhama Last Name Biju
Designation Professor
Department Department of Environmental Studies
Email sdbiju@es.du.ac.in
Webpage https://www.frogindia.org
Phone.no 9996768321
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational
Degree/Certification Institution Year
Ph.D. - Frog Systematics and Conservation in the Western Ghats of India Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium 2007
Ph.D. - Taxonomic and Morphologic Studies on the family Convolvulacae of southern Peninsular India University of Calicut 1999
PG University of Kerala 1987
UG University of Kerala 1985
Teaching experience inside the Institution
Designation Institution Duration From Duration To
Scientist JNTBGRI (TBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram 1992-03-16 2004-08-25
Herpetologist Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium 2004-08-19 2006-02-20
Reader University of Delhi 2006-02-26 2009-02-26
Associate Professor University of Delhi 2009-02-26 2012-08-26
Professor University of Delhi 2012-02-26 2022-02-26
Senior Professor University of Delhi 2022-02-24 2022-08-26
Administrative experience within Institution
Designation Institution Name Duration from Duration to
Dean Faculty of Science, University of Delhi 2019-05-08 2020-09-07
Head of the Department Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi 2019-05-07 2022-05-24
Research Guidance
PhD scholars under Supervision Awarded PhD Submitted
7 6
Research Publications
Article Name Publication Type Journal Name ISSN No Volume Year URL DOI
New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Nature 425 2003 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02019 doi.org/10.1038/nature02019

The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Science 330(6010) 2010 10.1126/science.1194442

Gradual adaptation toward a range-expansion phenotype initiated the global radiation of toads Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Science 327 (5966) 2010 10.1126/science.1181707

Global patterns of diversification in the history of modern amphibians Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), USA 104 (3) 2007 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0608378104

Discovery of a new family of amphibians from Northeast India with ancient links to Africa Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279 (1737) 2012 doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.0150

New microhylid frog genus from Peninsular India with Southeast Asian affinity suggests multiple Cenozoic biotic exchanges between India and Eurasia Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Scientific Reports 9 (1906) 2019 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38133-x

Evolutionary History of the Asian Horned Frogs (Megophryinae): Integrative approaches to timetree dating in the absence of a fossil record Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Biology and Evolution 34 (3) 2017 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw267

Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 155 (2) 2009 doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x

Taxonomic and nomemclatural notes on the Hedyotis corymbosa complex (Rubiaceae) in India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Taxon 39 1990 doi.org/10.1002/j.1996-8175.1990.tb01100.x

Multiple Independent Recruitment of Sodefrin Precursor-Like Factors in Anuran Sexually Dimorphic Glands Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Biology and Evolution 36(9) 2019 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz115

The Impact of Anchored Phylogenomics and Taxon Sampling on Phylogenetic Inference in Narrow-mouthed Frogs (Anura, Microhylidae) Cladistics 32(2) 2015 doi.org/10.1111/cla.12118

Diodia teres Walt. (Rubiaceae)- A new record for India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Indian Journal of Forestry 13 1990 No

Lepistesmon verdcourtii, A new species of Convolvulaceae from India, with notes on L. binectariferum and L. leiocalyx Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Kew Bulletin 46 1991
Revision of the genus Psilanthus Hook.f. (Rubiaceae, tribe Coffeeae), in India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica 33 1992
Notes on the identity and nomenclature of two herbaceous species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Rheedea ISSN: 2582-2438 (Online edition) ISSN: 0971-2313 (Print edition) 2 1992 https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.1992.02.01.02

Taxonomy and nomenclature of some India specie of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Kew Bulletin 48 1993
Merremia cissoides (Convolvulaceae)- A new record for India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90 1994
Merremia hirta (L.) Merril (Convolvulaceae)- A new record from Peninsular India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 18 1994
Ipomoea mombassana Vatke (Convolvulaceae)- A new record for India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 22(2) 1998
Stictocardia sivarajanii, a new species of Convolvulaceae from Kerala, India Novon 1055-3177 9 1999
Two frogs and hundred years. Biodiversity India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Biodiversity India, ISCB- Publication 8-12 2000
Rediscovery of Impatiens johnii Barnes (Balsaminaceae), An endemic balsam from Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Indian Journal of Forestry 22 2000
A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Alytes ISSN 0753-4973 19 2001
A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals ISCB- Occasional Publication 1 2001
Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don (Convolvulaceae): A new record for India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Rheedea 9712313 22 2002
Relocation of Impatiens anaimudica C.E.C. Fischer and taxonomic status of I. konalarensis Chandrab. et al. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Rheedea 11 2002
Lectotypification of two Linnaean specific names in Convolvulaceae Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Taxon 51 2002 10.2307/1555031

Reproductive mode in the shrub frog Philautus glandulosus (Jerdon, 1853) (Anura: Rhacophoridae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Current Science 84 2003
A new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae)from Ponmudi hill in the Western Ghats of India Journal of Herpetology 39 (3) 2005 doi.org/10.1670/133-04A.1

A new species of frog (Ranidae, Rhacophorinae), Philautus from the rainforest canopy in the Western Ghats, India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Current Science 88 2005 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24110112
Two new Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from Ponmudi Hill in the Western Ghats of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Copeia 2005 (1) 2005 doi.org/10.1643/CH-04-194R1

Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (1): 1–9. 0173-5373 27 (1) 2006 https://doi.org/10.1163/156853806776051985

Late Cretaceous vicariance in Gondwanan amphibians. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 1932-6203 1: e74 2006 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000074

A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae): the smallest frog from India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Current Science 0011-3891 93 2007 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24099136
Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 14396092, 16181077 8 (4) 2008 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439609208000275 org/10.1016/j.ode.2007.11.004

Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals BMC Evolutionary Biology ISSN: 2730-7182 9 2009 https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-9-131 doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-131

A novel nesting behaviour of a treefrog, Rhacophorus lateralis in the Western Ghats, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Current Science 0011-3891 97 2009 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24112013
Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals BMC Research Notes 17560500 2 2009 https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-0500-2-241 org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-241

Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 1175-5334 2267 (1) 2009 doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2267.1.2

A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Current Science 98 2010 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24111771
Description of two new species of torrent frog, Amolops Cope (Anura: Ranidae) from a degrading forest in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 2408 (1) 2010 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2408.1.2

Molecular systematics of caeciliid caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) of the Western Ghats, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 1055-7903 59 (3) 2011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790311000947?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.002

A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 3029 (1) 2011 https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3029.1.1 doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3029.1.1

A new low altitude species of Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae), from Assam, northeast India. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 1175-5334 3059 (1) 2011 doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3059.1.2

Mountain associated clade endemism in an ancient frog family (Nyctibatrachidae) on the Indian subcontinent. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 1055-7903 62 (3) 2011 doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.027

Scaling a global plan into regional strategies for amphibian conservation. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Alytes 29 (1–4) 2012
The vocal repertoire of Pseudophilautus kani, a shrub frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Bioacoustics 22 2012 org/10.1080/09524622.2012.712750

Taxonomic review of the tree frog genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), from the Western Ghats, India, with description of ontogenetic colour changes and reproductive behaviour. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 3636 (2) 2013 org/10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.3

Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 3666 (4) 2013 doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3666.4.1

Vocal behavior in the Ponmudi bush frog: repertoire and individual variation Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Herpetologica 69 2013 org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-11-00042

Three new species of horned frogs, Megophrys (Amphibia: Megophryidae), from northeast India, with a resolution to the identity of Megophrys boettgeri populations reported from the region Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 3722 (2) 2013 org/10.11646/zootaxa.3722.2.2

DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Contributions to Zoology 1383-4517 83 (4) 2014 doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08304004

DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 43 (1) 2014 dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850

Vocal behavior of the elusive Purple Frog of India (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), a fossorial species endemic to the Western Ghats. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 9(2) 2014 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084809

Tadpole consumption is a direct threat to the Endangered Purple frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Salamandra 0036-3375 51(3) 2015
Patterns of reproductive‐mode evolution in Old World tree frogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zoologica Scripta 44(5) 2015 org/10.1111/zsc.12121

A new species of Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka: an integrative taxonomic approach Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4066 (3) 2016 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.9

On the taxonomic status of Ichthyophis husaini Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae). Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4079 (1) 2016 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4079.1.10

From clinging to digging: The postembryonic skeletal ontogeny of the Indian Purple Frog, Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Anura: Nasikabatrachidae). Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 11(3) 2016 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151114

Frankixalus, a new rhacophorid genus of tree hole breeding frogs with oophagous tadpoles Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 11(1) 2016 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145727

Unearthing the fossorial tadpoles of the Indian Dancing Frog family Micrixalidae. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 11(3) 2016 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151781

A unique mating strategy without physical contact during fertilization in Bombay Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) with the description of a new form of amplexus and female call. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PeerJ 4 2016 org/10.7717/peerj.2117

Molecular and morphological study of leaping frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with description of two new species Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS One 11(11) 2016 org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166326

Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PeerJ 5 2017 org/10.7717/peerj.3007

Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rufescens complex (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4277 (4) 2017 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4277.4.1

An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4384(1) 2018 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1

Phylogeny and classification of Fejervaryan frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Salamandra 54 2018
Delineating Microhyla ornata (Anura, Microhylidae): Mitochondrial DNA barcodes resolve century old taxonomic misidentification. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Mitochondrial DNA Part B Resources 3 2018 org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1501286

Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4523 (1) 2018 10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1.

Systematic revision of Microhyla (Microhylidae) frogs of South Asia: a molecular, morphological, and acoustic assessment Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Vertebrate Zoology 1864-5755 69(1) 2018 10.26049/VZ69-1-2019-01

Rediscovery of Micryletta inornata (Boulenger, 1890) from Sumatra: redescription, molecular identity and taxonomic implications. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4613(1) 2019 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4613.1.5

A New species of Micryletta frog (Microhylidae) from Northeast India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PeerJ 7 2019 org/10.7717/peerj.7012

A new Microhyla species (Anura: Microhylidae) from riparian evergreen forest in the eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4674 (1) 2019 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.5

Taxonomic review of the Asian Horned Frogs (Amphibia: Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt) of Northeast India and Bangladesh previously misidentified as M. parva (Boulenger), with descriptions of three new species. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Natural History 54 (1-4) 2020 org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679

New insights on the systematics and reproductive behaviour in tree frogs of the genus Feihyla, with description of a new related genus from Asia (Anura, Rhacophoridae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 4878 (1) 2020 org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.1

An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PeerJ 9 2021 org/10.7717/peerj.10791

DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species. Asian Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Herpetological Research 12 (4) 2021 10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023

A tiny new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Belitung Island and Southeastern Sumatra, Indonesia. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zootaxa 5027 (4) 2021 org/10.11646/zootaxa.5027.4.1

Phylogenetic position of the poorly known montane cascade frog Amolops monticola (Ranidae) and description of a new closely related species from Northeast India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Natural History, London 55 2021 org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1946185

Lost, forgotten, and overlooked: systematic reassessment of two lesser-known toad species (Anura, Bufonidae) from Peninsular India and another wide-ranging northern species Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (2) 2021 org/10.3897/zse.97.61770

Hand and foot musculature of Sooglossoidea: synapomorphies, convergences and hind limb digging behaviour in anurans Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 135 (2) 2022 org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab145

Hiding in Plain Sight: Rain Water Puddles in Nicobar Islands of India Reveal Abundance of a New Frog Species of the Genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Zoological Studies 61 2022 10.6620/ZS.2022.61-02

Phylogenetic position and generic placement, with taxonomic insights on other minervaryan frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) in the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago Vertebrate Zoology (72) 2022 org/10.3897/vz.72.e79496

Publications other than journal articles
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role in Publication ISBN Number Year URL Level
Diversity and Conservation Status of the Western Ghats Amphibians Chapters in Books Lynx Ediciones, with IUCN Author 2008 International
Amphibians of the Indomalayan Realm Chapters in Books Lynx Ediciones, with IUCN Co-Author 2008 International
Chronicles of Discoveries-The Pursuit of Plants Chapters in Books Kerala Forest Department Author ISBN-10. 8190097814. 1999 National
Folk medicine of Kerala: A study on native traditional folk healing art and its practitioners Chapters in Books Deep Publications Co-Author 8185622051 1999 National
Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr. var. javanicum (R.Br.) Kosterm. (Sterculiaceae): A new introduction to India Chapters in Books Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Co-Author 1991 National
Honour And Awards
Name of the Award Name of the Awarding Body Award Category Level Date of Award
IUCN/ASG SABIN Award 2008 for amphibian research & conservation IUCN/ASG Research International 2008-05-22
Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award Sanctuary Asia Research National 2011-08-10
Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award Sanctuary Asia Research National 2011-08-10
Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award Sanctuary Asia Research National 2011-08-10
INSA/Royal Society London Fellowship Royal Society London Research International 2001-04-17
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