Selected Publications
   PDFs available on request

          2010 

  1. Ines Van Bocxlaer, Simon P. Loader, Kim Roelants, S.D. Biju, Michele Menegon and  Franky Bossuyt. 2009. Gradual Adaptation Toward a Range-Expansion Phenotype Initiated the Global Radiation of Toads. Science 327 (5966): 679 - 682.

  2. Biju, S.D., Mahony, S. and Kamei, R.G. Description of two new species of torrent frog, Amolops Cope (Anura: Ranidae) from a degrading forest in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland.  Zootaxa (in press)

  3. Biju, S.D., Yogesh Shouche, Alain Dubois, Dutta, S.K. and Bossuyt, F. An exceptional rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India. Current Science

  4.  Biju, S.D., Mahony, S. and Kamei, R.G. Maternal parental care behavior of an arboreal breeder, Chirixalus vittatus (Anura: Rhacophoridae):a novel parental care behavior in anuran amphibians.  VIDEO
           2009 

  1. Kamei, R.G., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. and Biju, S.D. 2009. Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa 2267: 26-42.  

  2. Biju, S.D., Ines Van Bocxlaer, Varad B. Giri, Simon P. Loader and Franky Bossuyt. 2009. Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes.

  3.  Biju, S.D. 2009. A novel nesting behaviour of a treefrog, Rhacophorus lateralis in the Western Ghats, India. Current Science 97(3): 433-437.

  4. Ines Van Bocxlaer, Biju, S.D., Simon P Loader and Bossuyt, F. 2009. Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9:131. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-131.

  5.  Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2009. Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 155: 374-444.

    2008
  6. Biju, S.D., Roelants, K. and Bossuyt, F. 2008. Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 8: 267-276

  7. Biju, S.D., Rachunliu G. Kamei, Bhatta, G., Varad Giri, Neil Cox, Indraneil Das and Bossuyt, F. 2008. Diversity and Conservation Status of the Western Ghats Amphibians In: Stuart, S.N., Hoffmann, M., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A., Berridge, R, Ramani, P. and Young B.E. eds. Threatened Amphibians of the World. Lynx Ediciones, with IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International, and NatureServe, Barcelona.

  8. Bain, R., Biju, S.D., Brown, R., Das, I., Diesmos, A., Dutta, S., Gower, D., Inger, R., Iskandar, D., Kaneko, Y., Lau, M.W.N., Meegaskumbura, M., Ohler, A., Papenfuss, T., Pethiyagoda, R., Stuart, B., Wilkinson, M. and Xie, F., in press. Amphibians of the Indomalayan Realm. In: Stuart, S.N., Hoffmann, M., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A., Berridge, R, Ramani, P. and Young B.E. eds. Threatened Amphibians of the World. Lynx Ediciones, with IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International, and NatureServe, Barcelona.

    2007
  9. Biju, S.D., Ines Van Bocxlaer, Varad B. Giri, Kim Roelants, Nagaraju, J. and Bossuyt, F. 2007. A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae): the smallest frog from India. Current Science 93(6): 854-858.

  10. Roelants, K., Gower, D.J., Wilkinson, M.,  Simon P. Loader, Biju, S.D., Karen Guillaume, Moriau, L., Bossuyt, F. 2007.  Global patterns of diversification in the history of modern amphibians. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 104 (3): 887-892.

    2006
  11. Van Bocxlaer, I., Roelants, K., Biju, S.D., Nagaraju, J. and Bossuyt, F. 2006. Late Cretaceous Vicariance in Gondwanan Amphibians. PLoS ONE 1 (1): e74.

  12. Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2006.  Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India.  Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (1): 1-9.

    2005
  13. Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2005.  Two new Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from Ponmudi Hill in the Western Ghats of India. Copeia 2005(1): 29-37. =

  14. Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2005.  A new species of frog (Ranidae, Rhacophorinae), Philautus from the rainforest canopy in the Western Ghats, India. Current Science 88 (1):175-178.

  15. Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2005.  A new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from Ponmudi hill in the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Herpetology 39 (3): 349-353.

    2003
  16. Biju, S.D. and Bossuyt, F. 2003. New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles. Nature 425: 711-714.

  17. Biju, S.D., 2003.  Reproductive mode in the shrub frog Philautus glandulosus (Jerdon, 1853) (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Current Science 84 (3): 283-284.

    2001 and older
  18. Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. ISCB- Occasional Publication 1-24.

  19. Dubois, A., Ohler, A. and Biju, S.D. 2001. A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India. Alytes 19 (2-4): 53-79.

  20. Biju, S.D. 2000. Two frogs and hundred years. Biodiversity India, ISCB- Publication 8-12: 10-11.

    Plant Publications
    Only for academic interest, currently I am not doing any research in plants. (reprints are available on request)

  21. Biju, S.D. 2002. Lectotypification of two Linnaean specific names in Convolvulaceae, Taxon 51: 755- 757

  22. Biju, S.D. 2002. Relocation of Impatiens anaimudica C. Fischer and taxonomic status of I. konalarensis Chandrab. et al., Rheedea 11 (2): 109-113.

  23. Biju, S.D. 2002. Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don (Convolvulaceae): A new record for India, Rheedea 22 (1): 77-79.
  24. Sanjappa, M., C. Sathish Kumar and S.D. Biju. 2002. Indian Brushes with Orchids: Orchid Icons of Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India and Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute- special issue 1-4.

  25. Biju, S.D. and Manoj Kumar. 2000. Rediscovery of Impatiens johnii Barnes (Balsaminaceae), An endemic balsam from Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India, Indian Jour. Forest. 22 (2): 174-176.

  26. Biju, S.D., P. Pushpangadan and P. Mathew. 1999. Stictocaedia sivarajanii, a new species of Convolvulaceae from Kerala, India, Novon 9: 147-149.

  27. Biju, S.D., P. Mathew and Manoj Kumar, 1998. Ipomoea mombassana Vatke (Convolvulaceae)- A new record for India, Jour. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22(2): 471-473.

  28. Biju, S.D. 1999. Chronicles of Discoveries-The Pursuit of Plants, pp. 145-174. Silent Valley-Whispers of Reasons (eds) T.M. Manoharan, S.D. Biju, T.S. Nayar and P.S. Easa, Kerala Forest Department, Thiruvananthapuram.

  29. Biju, S.D. and P. Mathew. 1994. Merremia hirta (L.) Merril (Convolvulaceae)- A new record from Peninsular India, Jour. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18(1): 181-183.

  30. Biju, S.D. and P. Mathew, 1993. Merremia cissoides (Convolvulaceae)- A new record for India, Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90(1): 121-122.

  31. Sivarajan, V.V., S.D. Biju and P. Mathew, 1993. Taxonomy and nomenclature of some India specie of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae), Kew Bull. 48(2): 391-395.

  32. Biju, S.D., E.J. George V.V. Sivarajan and P. Mathew, 1992. Notes on the identity and nomenclature of two herbaceous species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae), Rheedea 2 (1): 11-18.

  33. Sivarajan, V.V., S.D. Biju and P. Mathew, 1992. Revision of the genus Psilanthus Hook.f. (Rubiaceae, tribe Coffeeae), in India. Bot. Bull. Accademia Sinica 33: 209-224.

  34. Philip Mathew and S.D. Biju, 1991. Lepistesmon verdcourtii, A new species of Convolvulaceae from India, with notes on L. binectariferum and L. leiocalyx, Kew Bull. 46(3): 559-562.

  35. Ahmed Kunju, T.V., Philip Mathew and S.D. Biju. 1990. Diodia teres Walt. (Rubiaceae)- A new record for India, Indian Jour. Forestry 13 (4): 351-352.

  36. Sivarajan, V.V. and S.D. Biju, 1990. Taxonomic and nomemclatural notes on the Hedyotis corymbosa complex (Rubiaceae) in India, Taxon 39(4): 665-674.

  37. Sivarajan, V.V., A. K. Pradeep and S.D. Biju, 1989 Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco.) Merr. var.  javanicum (R. Br.) Kosterm. (Sterculiaceae)- A new introduction to India, Jour. Forestry 5(2): 5-8.

  38. Rajasekharan, S., P. Pushpangadan and S.D. Biju, 1996. Folk medicine of Kerala: A study on native traditional folk healing art and its practitioners, pp. 167-172. Ethnobiology in Human welfare (ed) S.K. Jain, Deep Publications, New Delhi.

Books

  1. Ocimum: 1993. P. Pushpangadan, S. Rajasekharan and S.D. Biju, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, pp 96.

  2. Neem: 1993. P. Pushpangadan, S. Rajasekharan and S.D. Biju, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, pp 63.

  3. Muringa (Drum Stick): 1996. P. Pushpangadan, S. Rajasekharan and S.D. Biju, Tropical Botanic  Garden and Research Institute, pp 109.

  4. Biodiversity: 1996. P. Pushpangadan, S. Rajasekharan and S.D. Biju, Kerala Planning Board, pp 111.

 

Edited books

  1. Silent Valley-Whispers of Reasons (eds) T.M. Manoharan, S.D. Biju, T.S. Nayar and P.S. Easa, Forest Department, Thiruvananthapuram, 425 p (total 456).