Nationality: Indian
Address: H/N-7, College Hostel Road
Panbazar, Guwahati-781001
Email: madhuherp@gmail.com
Phone: +919864082940




Education: M.Sc. Biotechnology (2004); B.Ed (2007); PhD Scholar, Dept. of Zoology, Gauhati University


Current Status: Faculty, Dept. of Biotechnology, Asian Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati

Research Interest: To explore the herpetofaunal biodiversity of Northeastern India. Main area of interest being taxonomic evaluation of the reptilian fauna of the region with emphasis on aquatic or riparian snakes and the geckos

Major Collaborations:

Dr. Parimal Ch. Bhattacharjee: Wildlife Trust Of India, India
Dr. Aaron M. Bauer- Villanova University, USA
Dr. Gernot Vogel- Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology, Germany
Dr. Saibal Sengupta- Arya Vidyapeeth College, India
Jayaditya Purkayastha- South Point School, India

Institutional Associations:
Gauhati University (Research Scholar)
Help Earth (Treasurer)

Research Publications

1. Purkayastha, J., Das, M. (2009): Hemidactylus flaviviridis (yellow-green house gecko), from Assam, India. Herpetological Review. 40 (4): 451-452.   pdf   
2. Purkayastha, J., Das, M., Sengupta, S., Dutta, S.K. (2010): Notes on Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri Kramer 1977 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Assam, India with some comments on its morphology and distribution". Herpetology Notes. 3: 175-180.    pdf 
3. Purkayastha, J., Das, M., Bauer, A.M., Sengupta, S., Dutta, S.K. (2010): Notes on the Hemidactylus bowringii complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in India and a change to the national herpetofaunal list. Hamadryad .Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 20 - 27.     pdf 
4. Purkayastha, J., Das, M. (2010): Sphenomorphus maculatus (Sauria: Scincidae): A Case Of Death Feigning . Herpetology Notes. 3: 285-287.      pdf 
5. Das, M., Purkayastha, J., Bauer, A.M., Sengupta, S. (2011):Hemidactylus flaviviridis an invasive gecko in Assam Northwestern Journal of Zoology.  7(1) 98-104     pdf 
6. Purkayastha, J., Das, M. (2011) Cnemaspis assamensis (Assamese Day Gecko) Habitat.  42 (1): 93.      pdf 
7. Purkayastha, J., Das, M., Sengupta, S. (2011): Urban herpetofauna:  A case study in Guwahati city of Assam, India. 4: 195-202.       pdf 
8. Das, M., Brahma, R.K., Purkayastha. (2011): More in our mind than in their mouth? A preliminary inspection inside the oral cavity of two house Geckos: Hemidactylus frenatus Schlegel, 1836 and Hemidactylus aquilonius McMahan & Zug, 2007. (4) 303-306  pdf 
9. Das, M., Purkayastha, J. :An insight into hemipenial morphology of five Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) species of Guwahati, Assam, India. (In review, Hamadryad).

Other Publications

1. Just not burning bright (Tiger): Horizon, The Assam Tribune. 2009    pdf 
2. Lizard's world, Horizon, The Assam Tribune. 2010    pdf 
3. Quest, A publication Of Help Earth

Seminars and Workshops attended

1. 19^th All India Congress of Zoology: National seminar on Biodiversity & Human Welfare”, Gauhati University, 2008
2. National Seminar, Current research in herpetology. North Orissa University, 2009, Workshop on prioritization of Amphibian and Reptilian Species for conservation breeding, North Orissa University, 2009.
3. National Seminar on Biodiversity spectrum of Northeast India, Arya Vidyapeeth College, 2009.
4. National Symposium on Trend and Prospects of Biomedical Science and Biomedical engineering, Dept. of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, 2010