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HAMADRYAD |
Biannual Journal of the Centre for Herpetology/ Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
A modest newsletter was published by the Madras Snake Park Trust in May 1976, with the stated purpose “to create and further interest in Indian reptiles and amphibians”. A second one was printed for distribution in December of the same year. The third issue appeared in May 1977, this one cyclostyled. It was from the fourth issue, dated September 1977, that the name Hamadryad appears on the cover.
Hamadryad, at present the herpetological origin of the Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, was edited till 1983 by Zai Whitaker and later by Rom Whitaker, Indraneil Das and Harry V Andrews. Early issues of the newsletters contained mostly reports by the staff of the Snake Park, and later, the CrocBank, short field reports and anecdotal observations, along with miscellaneous news items and letters from readers. Herpetology in India was in its infancy, and the trickle of herpetological manuscripts submitted annually to Hamadryad turned into a deluge leading us to consider turning the modest publication into a fully peer reviewed (and printed) herpetological journal. The new look Hamadryad was dated 1990 but appeared in 1991.
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Editor : Indraneil Das
Associate Editors: Harry V Andrews & Romulus Whitaker
DTP & Layout: Luc Gastmans, Auroville
Printers: Sudarsan Graphics, Chennai |
Editorial Board
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Dr. Kraig Adler Cornell University, USA |
| Dr. Aaron M. Bauer Villanova University, USA |
| Dr. Patrick. David Musèe National d’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| Dr. Alain. Dubois Musee National d’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| Dr. John G.. Frazier Cinestav, Mexico |
| Dr. Kelvin K P Lim National University of Singapore |
| Dr. Edward O. Moll Eastern Illinois University, USA |
| Dr. Peter C H. Pritchard Chelonian Research Institute, USA
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| Dr. Lala A K. Singh Simlipal Tiger Reserve, India
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| Dr. Roger A. Avery Bristol University, UK
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| Mr. J C. Daniel Bombay Natural History Society, India
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| Mr. Anselm D’ Silva University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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| Dr. Sushil K. Dutta North Orissa University, India
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| Dr. Robert F. Inger Field Museum of Natural History, USA
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| Dr. Colin. McCarthy Natural History Museum, UK |
| Dr. Hidetoshi. Ota University of the Ryukyus, Japan |
| Dr. James Perran. Ross Florida Museum of Natural History, USA |
| Dr. Van. Wallach Museum of Comparative Zoology, USA
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