Academic record & distinction

MSc (Zoology) North Bengal University
PhD (Ecology & Herpetology) Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural Histrory Affilated to Bharathiar University
PhD Topic: “Distribution and resource use patterns of reptiles along the Teesta valley, Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim, India”

Areas of Specialization

Ecology & Herpetology 

Latest Publications

1. Chettri, B. and Acharya, B.K. (2020). Distribution of amphibians along an elevation gradient in the Eastern Himalaya, India. Basic and Applied Ecology 47: 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.07.001.
2. Dhakal, P., Chettri, B., Lepcha, S. and Acharya, B.K. (2020). Rich yet undocumented ethnozoological practices of socio-culturally diverse indigenous communities of Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 249: 112386.
3. Dewan, S., Darnal, N., Acharya, B.K., Subramanian, K.A., Chettri, B. and Jins, V.J. (2019). Effectiveness of organic terrace rice cultivation in conservation of odonates in Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India. International Journal of Odonatology 22: 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2019.1700175.