• Scientific papers and articles
  • A case of snakebite
    New York Herp. Soc. Newsletter 6(2) 1966.

    Herp collection in Japan
    New York Herp. Soc. Newsletter 7(2) 1967.

    Some notes on the habits of the Indian rat snake in a locality near Bombay
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(1) April 1969

    Abnormal colouration in the banded krait
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(1) April 1969

    Occurrence of the Pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus (Jerdon)) on the Ghodbunder Road (Thane District) with some notes on their habits.
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(1) April 1969

    Snake collection data in an area near Bombay
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(2) August 1969

    The hatching of snake eggs
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(2) August 1969

    The dog-faced watersnake in Bombay area and notes on its habits
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(2) August 1969

    Cobra and Indian monitor lizard in the same burrow
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(3) December 1969

    Defanged cobras, how they survive
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66(3) December 1969

    Slight reaction from bites of the rear-fanged snakes Boiga ceylonensis and Dryophis nasutus
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67(1) April 1970

    Cannibalism in the Indian rat snake
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67(1) April 1970

    Notes on bites by the saw-scaled viper in the Deogad area of Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67(2) August 1970

    Snake venom and snake bite
    Science Today, 1970

    The catching of snakes
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(1) April 1971

    Notes on Indian snakes – 1
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(2) August 1972

    Albinism in snakes
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(2) August 1972

    Two-headed snake (Cerberus rhynchops)
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(2) August 1972

    Social behaviour in kraits
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(2) August 1972

    Cannibalism in baby Russell’s viper
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68(2) August 1972

    Pit viper (Trimeresurus macrolepis) bites at a south Indian tea estate
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70(1) April 1973

    Snakebite case histories
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70(2) August 1973

    Climbing response of two snake species during rain (Echis carinatus and Vipera russellii)
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70(2) August 1973

    The Silent Valley
    WWF Newsletter (India) Nov 1973

    Colour variation in Russell’s viper
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70(2) August 1973

    Climbing response of two snake species during rain – (Echis carinatus) and (Vipera russelii)
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70(3) 1974

    Cobra with kingfisher caught in throat
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(1) April 1974

    Feeding habits of the star tortoise
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(3) December 1974

    Echis collection in Ratnagiri District
    J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(3) December 1974

    One in a thousand reaches adulthood
    ‘The Hindu’, 1974

    Gharial survey report (Whitaker et al)
    Publication of Madras Snake Park, 1974

    Notes on behaviour, ecology and present status of the marsh crocodile (C.palustris) in south India
    Publication of Madras Snake Park, 1974

    The olive keelback (Atretium schistosum) feeding on mosquito larvae
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72(1) April 1975

    Echis in Tamil Nadu
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72(2) August 1975

    Hill snakes of South India
    The Planter’s Chronicle, 1975

    Status and conservation of the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
    Herp Review 6(1)

    India’s last dinosaurs (with Z.Whitaker)
    Science Today, October 1975

    Collection and hatching of marsh crocodile (C.palustris) eggs (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73(2) August 1976

    A note on crocodilian sex determination
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73(3) December 1976

    Snakes in farm and field
    Livestock Vol. 7, 1975

    First Marine National Park
    The Hindu, July 10, 1977

    Snakes responsible for snakebite and their natural history. For seminar on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Snakebite.
    The Indian Pharmacological Society and Madras Snake Park Trust, August 1977.

    Note on natural history of Crocodylus palustris (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74(2) August 1977

    A note on sea turtles of Madras
    Indian Forester 103:11, Nov 1977

    Collection of a rare snake in the Nilgiris (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74(3) December 1977

    Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    India Forester, 1977.

    Silent Valley: death notice for a forest
    Madras Mail, 1977

    Lizards of India
    Illustrated Weekly of India. 1977

    The return of the crocodiles
    World Wildlife Fund-India Newsletter 21, Second quarter. 1977

    Snake conservation in India
    Nigel Sitwell books. 1977.

    If they’re killers, what good are they? (with Z. Whitaker)
    International Wildlife 7(3). 1977

    Bio-control of rodents by direct capture
    Rodent Newsletter, Central Arid Zone Research Centre, March 1978

    Note on the status of Gir crocodiles
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    Notes on captive breeding in mugger (C.palustris) (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    A preliminary survey of the saltwater crocodile C.porosus in the Andaman Islands (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    Growth rates of Crocodylus palustris (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    The status of Indian crocodilians (with J.C. Daniel)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75 Supplement 1978

    Status of Indian crocodilians (with J.C. Daniel)
    Tiger Paper (FAO, Asia) 5(4), 1978

    Crocodile survey techniques
    For 4th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Madras, India, 1978

    Status of Indian crocodiles
    For 4th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Madras, India, 1978

    Breeding record of the Indian chameleon (Chameleo zeylanicus)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    Birth record of the Andaman pit viper, Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    Notes on vocalization and protective behaviour in mugger (with Z. Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1) April 1978

    Elephants in Interview Island
    IUCN/SSC Elephant Group Newsletter, May 1978

    Irula Wildlife Co-operative
    Cheetal 19(4) June 1978

    Status of Asian crocodilians (with J.C.Daniel)
    Tiger Paper (FAO Asia) 5(4) October 1978

    Herpetological survey in the Andamans.
    Hamadryad 3, 1978

    The status of mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in India
    National Association for Sound WL programmes 2 (2) 1978

    Breeding of the Tokay gecko (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(2) August 1978

    Notes on Phelsuma andamanensis – the Andaman day gecko (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(2) August 1978

    Editor, Newsletter, Crocodile Specialist Group 1978-1980 (with Z.Whitaker)

    Crocodile egg collection in Tamil Nadu (with B.C. Choudhury & Z.Whitaker)
    Indian Forester 105(2) February 1979

    The food of captive crocodilians (with Z. Whitaker and A. Vaughan)
    Cheetal, December 1979

    The Madras Snake Park; its role in public education and reptile research
    International Zoo Yearbook Vol. 19, 1979

    Captive rearing of marine turtles
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76(1) April 1979

    Preliminary crocodile survey – Sri Lanka (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76(1) April 1979

    The crocodiles of Corbett National Park
    Indian Journal of Forestry, 2(1) 1979

    Gharial survey and observation on the Ramganga River
    Hamadryad Supplement No. 2 (1) 1979


    The food of captive crocodilians (with Z.Whitaker)
    Indian Forester 105(3) December 1979

    The future of crocodiles in Tamil Nadu
    Indian Forester 105(8), 1979

    Snakes of PNG
    Post Courier, Port Moresby, PNG, 1979

    Preliminary survey of the salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in the island provinces of PNG.
    Wildlife Division Publication, PNG. 1979

    Never a smile for a crocodile (with Z. Whitaker)
    Animal Kingdom 1979

    King cobra notes
    Hamadryad 5(1) January 1980

    Value of crocodiles
    Indian Forester 106(3) 1980

    Distribution and status of Varanus salvator in India and Sri Lanka
    Herp Review 11(3) 1980

    Suffering snakes
    Paradise (24), Port Moresby, PNG, 1980

    Dakataua
    Paradise (25), Port Moresby, PNG, 1980

    Status and biology of crocodiles in PNG
    FAO and Wildlife Division Field Document No. 1. FAO/UNDP Project/744/079. 1980

    Mugger breeding at Madras Crocodile Bank
    Makara 2(1) 1980

    The real king of the jungle
    Indian Wildlifer 1(2) Aug Sept. 1980

    Optimum growth rate of captive mugger (Crocodylus palustris) at Madras Crocodile Bank
    Indian Forester, 107(2) February 1981

    Notes on sexing crocodilians (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 77, March 1981

    Venomous or not? (Rhabdophis)
    Hamadryad 6(2) May 1981

    Sex ratios in clutches of captive bred mugger (Crocodylus palustris)
    Hamadryad 6(2) May 1981

    A mega-farm for crocodiles, with an observation on maximum reproductive ages
    Hamadryad 6(2) May 1981

    Breeding the African dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis at Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur with an observation on galloping
    Hamadryad 6(2) May 1981

    At one with the wild
    Paradise (28) 1981

    The crocodile industry in Papua New Guinea: Commercial aspects (with Meisy Kemp)
    Wildlife Division field document No. 2. FAO/UNDP Project PNG/74/029 Port Moresby. 1981

    Crocodiles: a chink in their armour may be? (with Z. Whitaker)
    India Magazine 1981.

    Crocodiles in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
    Hamadryad 7(1) January 1982
    IUCN/SSC Snake Group Newsletter (1) January 1982 - editor

    IUCN/SSC Snake Group Newsletter (2) May 1982 - editor

    Monitor lizards: identity and sexing problems, (with M.A.R. Khan)
    Hamadryad 7(2) May 1982

    A taxonomic note on mugger subspecies (C.palustris) (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(2) August 1982

    Crocodile conservation in India
    Zimbabwe Science News 16(1) September 1982

    An Andaman Experience
    Sanctuary Vol. 11 Oct/Dec 1982

    Introduction, aims and objectives of the Snake Group
    For IUCN/SSC Snake Group Meeting, November 1982

    Status of Asian crocodiles
    Proceedings of the 5th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group (1980) SSC/IUCN Gland, 1982

    Review of crocodile management options and practices in Asia
    Proceedings of the 5th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group (1980) SSC/IUCN Gland, 1982

    Reptiles of Papua New Guinea (booklet) (with Z.Whitaker)
    Wildlife Division, Port Moresby 82/2, 1982

    Marking crocodiles by clipping tail scutes
    Indian Forester 108 (40) 1982

    IUCN/SSC Snake Group Newsletter (3) January 1983

    The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus): a review (with D.Basu)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(3) 1983

    The role of captive propagation in the conservation of endangered wildlife (with S.Dattatri)
    Santorama, Vol. 3, 1983

    Cobra (with S. Dattatri)
    Sanctuary, Vol. 3(4), Oct/Dec 1983

    Herpetology in India (with Z.Whitaker)
    British Herpetological Society Bulletin (8) 1983

    IUCN/SSC Snake Group Newsletter (4) May 1983
    Memories of a snakebite
    Hamadryad 8(2) May 1983

    Snake scat analysis (with S.Dattatri)
    Hamadryad 8(2) May 1983

    Arterhaltung durch Nachzucht von Krokodilien in Indien (with Z.Whitaker)
    Die Aquarian und Terrarien Zeitschrift 36(6) June 1983

    Bangladesh: a general survey
    Hamadryad 7(3) September 1983

    IUCN/SSC Snake Group Newsletter (5) September 1983 - editor

    Reptiles of Pudukottai
    Pudukottai District Gazetteer 1983 (G.K.Gandhi, editor)

    Preliminary field study on snakes as agents of management of rodent populations (with R.Advani)
    Indian Forester 109(6) June 1983

    Borneo crocodile survey
    Hamadryad 8(3) September 1983

    Crocodile resources in the Andamans and Nicobars
    (In) Mariculture potential of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Central marine Fisheries Research Institute Bulletin (34) Cochin, September 1983

    Sea turtle resources in the Andamans (with S.Bhaskar)
    CMFRI Bulletin (34) Cochin, September 1983

    Herpetological conservation in India
    For centenary seminar of the J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., November 1983

    The simple joys of a rain forest
    India Magazine. 1983

    Irula Tribal Cooperative (with Z.Whitaker)
    Cultural Survival Quarterly 11(1) 1983

    A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, S.India (with S. Dattatri)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(3) 1983

    Crocodiles as a resource for the tropics (contributor)
    National Research Council, National Academy Press, 1983

    Marine turtle update – India
    Hamadryad 9(1) January 1984

    Recommendation of the Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation (with E.G.Silas, et al)
    CMFRI, February 1984

    Recovery and management programmes for sea turtles in India: their value, logistics and problems
    Proceedings of the Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation, CMFRI Special Publication, February 1984

    Reproductive biology of the mugger (C.palustris) (with Z.Whitaker)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2) August 1984

    A new snake record for Madras (Hydrophis ornatus)
    Hamadryad 9(3) September 1984

    Notes on observations at the Olive Ridley rookery at Gahirmata, Orissa
    Hamadryad 9(3) September 1984


    Provisional checklist of Irian Jaya reptiles
    (In) Conservation and development in Irian Jaya by R.Petocz and G.Raspado WWF/IUCN Indonesia, Bogor 1984

    Establishment of a snake venom production industry for Irula tribals
    In Spirit of Enterprise, Arum Press, London 1984

    Snakes Alive
    New Scientist, 26 April 1984

    The role of reptiles in controlling food pests
    At symposium: Impact of non-insect pests and predators on food production
    All India Scientific Writer’s Society, New Delhi, March 1984

    Reproductive biology and conservation of the mugger crocodile (C.palustris) in India (with J.W.Lang)
    Research Project, Madras Crocodile Bank, 1984-1987

    Conservation and development in the Andaman Islands
    For seminar: conservation of the Indian heritage, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, September 1984

    International Crocodile Bank
    For 7th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Caracas, Venezuela, October 1984

    Multiple clutching of C.palustris
    For 7th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Caracas, Venezuela, October 1984

    Borneo crocodile survey. Part II
    Hamadryad 9(1), 1984

    A king is born
    International Wildlife 29, March-April 1984

    Turtles mass on the beach
    ‘The Hindu’ February 15, 1984

    Recovery and management programmes for sea turtles in India, their value, logistics and problems
    Proceedings of the workshop on sea turtle conservation, CMFRI, Special Publication. 1984

    Multiple clutching in Crocodylus palustris.
    For 7th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC/ Crocodile Specialist Group, Caracas, Venezuela. 1984

    Arribada (with C.S. Kar)
    Sanctuary Vol. 4(2), 1984

    Crocodile Management – India
    For Technical Conference in Crocodile Conservation and management Northern Territories Conservation Commission, Darwin, Australia, January 1985

    Rational use of estuarine and marine reptiles
    For symposium: Endangered marine animals and marine parks
    Marine Biological Association of India, January 1985

    Editor (Amphibians and Reptiles)
    Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History
    Bombay Natural History Society, Centenary Publication 1985

    Crocodile ranching: animal husbandry opportunity for tribal people
    Zoo’s Print/Journal of the Zoo Outreach Organization, February 1986

    The Andaman tribes – victims of development (with Z.Whitaker)
    Cultural Survival Quarterly, 10:2, 1986

    Male parental care in mugger crocodiles
    National Geographic Research, Vol. 2, 1986 (with Jeffery W.Lang and Harry Andrews)

    Crocs in Irian Jaya
    Tiger Paper 13(2) 1986

    Indian snakes – a study
    Magnificent Wildlife, Vivekananda Kendra Patrika, August 1987

    The Crocodile Bank (with Z. Whitaker)
    Bull. of Chicago Herp. Soc. 22(8), Aug 1987

    Rodent control by Irula tribals (with M. Murali)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(2) August 1988

    The return of the crocodile
    Sanctuary 8(3) 1988

    Notes on crocodilian locomotion (with H. Andrews)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(3) December 1988

    A note on gharial oviduct extrusion while nesting at the Madras Crocodile Bank. (with H. Andrews)
    Hamadryad 13(2) 1988


    Sex determination and sex ratios in Crocodylus palustris
    Amer. Zool., 29-935-952 (1989) (with Jeffery W. Lang and Harry Andrews)

    Crocodile farming as a tribal industry
    Herpeton 2(1) January 1989

    Ecology of the mugger crocodile. (with Z. Whitaker)
    In: Crocodiles: their ecology, management and conservation. IUCN Special Publication, 1989.

    First record of a skin nematode on an Indian mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) (with Harry Andrews)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 86(1), April 1989

    Chemical immobilization of the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) with Gallamine Triethiodide (with Harry Andrews)
    Indian Forester 115(5) May 1989

    Breeding crocodilians
    New York Herpetological Society Newsletter 112, Oct/Nov 1989

    The status and conservation of the Asian crocodilian. In: Crocodiles: their ecology, management and conservation. IUCN Special Publication, 1989. (with Z.Whitaker)

    Status of research and conservation of freshwater turtles and land tortoises in India (with I.Das)
    IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Group Newsletter (4) 1989

    Rat control by Irula tribals
    Tiger Paper 1990

    Scrub Calotes nemoricola? (with Indraneil Das)
    Hamadryad 15(1) June 1990, pp. 29

    Herpetological investigations in the Western Ghats, South India. Part I, the Vanjikadavu and Nadukani Forests, Kerala State (with I.Das)
    Hamadryad 15 (1), 1990

    A crocodile, boy and a film (with Z.Whitaker)
    Frontline, October, 1990

    Suspected case of death by pit viper bite
    Hamadryad 16(1,2), June, December 1991, pp. 38

    Mugger in a factory lake in Goa
    Hamadryad 16(1,2), 1991


    On the Bian River
    Wilderness Explorer 1(1) July 1992

    The Madras Crocodile Bank (with Harry Andrews)
    Contributions in Herpetology, 1992, pp.: 77-83

    The pied pipers of Irula
    Down to Earth, August 15, 1992

    Coral reef surveys in India (with Mohideen Wafar)
    Proceedings of the 7th International coral reef symposium, 1993, pp. 139-142

    Population status of the Indian python (Python molurus) on the Indian subcontinent
    Herpetological Natural History 1(1) 1993 pp. 87-89

    Growth of a captive hawksbill in India (with J.Frazier)
    Hamadryad 18, 1993

    Turtle rearing in village ponds. In: Proceedings: Conservation and Management of Turtles and Tortoise Society and World Conservation Society Turtle Recovery Project, 1993

    Captive breeding of Indian turtles and tortoises at the Centre for Herpetology (with H.V.Andrews)
    Ibid.

    Captive breeding of freshwater turtles and tortoises at the Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank (with H.V.Andrews)
    Zoo’s Print 1993

    Status of the salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in North Andaman Island (with H.V.Andrews)
    Hamadryad 19, 1994

    Some environmental issues facing the Andaman and Nicobar islands. In: Andaman and Nicobar Islands – challenges for development. V.Suryanarayanan and V.Sundaresan (eds.) Konark Publications, 1994

    Preliminary observations on the Andaman teal (Anas gibberifrons albogularis) in North Andaman Islands and North of Middle Andaman (with H. Andrews)
    Report to the Asian Wetland Bureau, Kuala Lumpur 1994

    Tamil Nadu croc situation (with H. Andrews)
    CSG Newsletter 14(4):7 1995

    Maintenance of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) in captivity. (with Farida Tampal)
    Zoo’s Print 10(2), 1995

    Captive breeding of Indian snakes (with Farida Tampal)
    Annual Report, 1995. CFH/Madras Crocodile Bank

    Snakes and Lizards
    Sanctuary Asia XV(3), 1995

    The Irula Co-operative Venom Centre, India (with H.V.Andrews)
    Oryx Vol 29:2, April 1995

    Up to our ears in crocs
    Reptiles, April 1996

    A Bibliography of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) (with I.Das)
    Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (108) 1996

    Snake capture and venom extraction in Tamil Nadu (with H.V. Andrews). In: Assessing the sustainability of uses of wild species. Robert and Christine Prescott-Allen (eds.)
    Occasional Paper of the IUCN/SSC No. 12, 1996

    Publish and perish (with I.Das and H. Andrews)
    Hamadryad 21, Dec 1996

    Madras Croc Bank
    CSG Newsletter 15(3) 1996

    Status of herpetofauna in India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (with H. Andrews and J. Daltry)
    Paper presented at the International Conference on the Biology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles of South Asia, ARROS, Sri Lanka, 1996

    A re-description of Ramanella mormorata Rao 1937 (with I. Das)
    Alytes 15(3), 1997

    Population dynamics of Crocodylus porosus in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (with H. Andrews)
    Interim Survey report, Phase II. 1997

    Farm a crocodile and save a tiger (with H.V.Andrews)
    Seminar 466, New Delhi 1998

    Range extension of Malabar tree toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) (with I.Das)
    Herpetological Review 29(3) 1998

    Captive breeding of the water monitor (Varanus salvator) (with H. Andrews)
    In: Biology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles of South Asia, ARROS, Sri Lanka, Anslem de Silva (ed.) 1998

    Madras Croc Bank (with H. Andrews)
    CSG 14th Meeting Proceedings. 1998.

    The Irula Venom Centre (with H.V. Andrews) In: Indian Wildlife Resources. B.D.Sharma (ed.) New Delhi, 1999

    Sustainable Use of India’s Crocodile Resource. In: Envis (Ed.) B.C.Choudhury
    Vol. 2, No. 1, Wildlife Institute of India, June 1999

    Snakes of Silent Valley (with G.Martin) In: Silent Valley-Whisper of Reason T.M. Manoharan, et al (eds)
    Kerala Forest Department, 1999

    Grzimek’s Encyclopedia, Chapter on Crocodilians (with N. Whitaker). 2003

    River Reveries. In Waterlines: The Penguin Book of River Writings ed. Amita Baviskar. Penguin. 2003

    A tribute to Satish Bhaskar. In: Sea turtles of the Indian subcontinent
    (Eds. Kartik Shanker and B.C. Choudhury). Universities Press, Hyderabad, India. 2005.

    Crocodile Conservation, Western Asia Region: an Update. (with H. Andrews)
    J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 100(2 & 3), Aug-Dec 2003

    Conservation of snakes in India – JBNHS 2001

    Utilization of tunnels by crocodiles in Sri Lanka, JBNHS In Press. 2006

    Irula snake hunt. In Press. 2006

    Captive husbandry of the King cobra. Herp Review. In Press. 2006

  • Book Chapters:
  • Captive breeding of crocodilians in India
    Maintenance and reproduction of reptiles in captivity
    Acta Zoologica Pathologica Anthropiensia, Belgium 1985

    Amphibians and Reptiles – section editor
    Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History, R.E. Hawkins (ed.)
    Bombay Natural History Society. 1986

    The management of crocodiles in India
    Wildlife management: Crocodiles and Alligators (Chapter 7)
    Surrey Beatty & sons, Australia, July 1987
    Reptiles (with Z. Whitaker)
    Indian Wildlife
    Insight Guide, APA Publications, Singapore 1987 pp. 132-137

    Reproduction (Whitaker, R. et al)
    Crocodiles and Alligators, Weldon Owen Pty Ltd., Australia 1989

    Crocodile skin products (Whitaker, R. et al)
    Ibid.

    Eco-development and wildlife management in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. In.: ‘Spirit of Enterprise: the 1993 Rolex awards’. D.W.Reed (ed.) 1993

    Utilisation of lizards and snakes. In: Wildlife Resources, Harald H. Roth and Gunter Merz (eds.)
    Springer, 1997

    Grimek’s Encyclopedia 2004 – chapters on Reptiles


  • Books
  • Common Indian Snakes – A Field Guide
    Macmillan, New Delhi, 1978, 1999

    The Snakes Around Us (with Z. Whitaker)
    National Book Trust, 1986

    Endangered Andamans
    A joint publication of the ESG/WWF-India, MAB India, Department of Environment, New Delhi 1987

    The World of Turtles and Crocodiles (co-authors: I.Das and Z.Whitaker)
    National Book Trust, New Delhi, 1995

    Lizards of India (with I.Das)
    National Book Trust, New Delhi 1997

    Crocodile Fever – Wildlife Adventures in New Guinea (with Z.Whitaker),
    Orient Longman Limited, 1998

    Snakes of Kodagu
    Coorg Wildlife Society, Madikeri. 56 pp. 1999

    Snakes of India – the Field Guide (with Ashok Captain)
    Draco Books, 2004