Tejas Thackeray

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Tejas Thackeray
Born (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 26)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationConservationist • Wildlife researcher
Known forDiscovery of
Gubernatoriana Thackerayi (2016)
Cnemaspis thackerayi (2019)
Boiga thackerayi (2019)
Parent(s)Uddhav Thackeray
Rashmi Thackeray
RelativesPrabodhankar Thackeray (great-grandfather)
Bal Thackeray (Grandfather)
Raj Thackeray (Uncle)
Aditya Thackeray (Brother)
See Thackeray Family

Tejas Thackeray (born 10 October 1995) is an Indian conservationist and wildlife researcher. He is the son of Uddhav Thackeray, an Indian politician serving as the 19th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra, leader of the Shiv Sena, and grandson of Bal Thackeray.

Early life[]

Thackeray was born to Rashmi Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. His elder brother Aditya Thackeray is an Indian Politician serving as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra.

Career[]

  • Gubernatoriana Thackerayi – In February 2016, Thackeray discovered 5 new species of freshwater crabs, one of which was named after his surname. A few species of freshwater crabs native to the Western Ghats were discovered and described. The paper was published in Zootaxa on 23 February 2016. Tejas then as a 21-year-old, city college student had discovered and collected the types specimens of Ghatiana atropurpurea (Amboli), Ghatiana splendida (Chakul) and Gubernatoriana thackerayi (Raghuveer Ghat). The various specimen were named by Thackeray, Dr. Pati and Anil Khaire.[1][2][3][4][5] These are:
    • Ghatiana atropurpurea (collected near Amboli)
    • Ghatiana splendida (found near Chakul)
    • Gubernatoriana thackerayi (discovered near Raghuveer Ghats)
    • Gubernatorianas alcocki
    • Gubernatorianas waghi

Along with Dr. S.K. Pati of ZSI and Anil Khaire, he was a part of the naming and description of Ghatiana atropurpurea and Ghatiana splendida. The three Gubernatorianas ( alcocki, thackerayi and waghi) were described and named by Dr. Pati.

  • Cnemaspis thackerayi – In May 2019, a newly discovered species of gecko, a nocturnal and often highly vocal lizard usually found in warm regions, which was discovered in Tamil Nadu by Indian researchers, has been named after Thackeray. It was named Cnemaspis Thackerayi after Mr. Thackeray as a recognition of his contributions to Systematic Zoology by discovering and naming more than dozens of fresh water crab species in Maharashtra.[6][7]
  • Boiga thackerayi – In September 2019, A new species of snakes has been discovered in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and named after Thackeray for his contribution to the discovery. Boiga thackerayi sp. nov – Thackeray's cat snake, is a new species found with Tiger like stripes on its body from the Sahyadri tiger reserve in Maharashtra.[8][9][10][11][12]

In October 2020, Thackeray was part of a team that discovered a new type of fish named Schistura hiranyakeshi.[13][14] In 2021, with other peer-members, he founded Thackeray Wildlife Foundation

References[]

  1. ^ "A crab named Thackerayi: Tejas Thackeray & team find 5 new species of crabs". Catch News. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Uddhav Thackeray's Son Tejas Thackeray 'Discovers' Crab Species". NDTV. NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Uddhav Thackeray's younger son discovers new species of crab, names it after family". DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Young thackeray goes wild, names new crab he found after family". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Five new species of freshwater crabs of the genera Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 2014, and Gubernatoriana Bott, 1970 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904) from the Western Ghats, India". Research Gate. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Newly discovered gecko named after Tejas Thackeray". The Hindu. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Researchers name gecko after Tejas Thackeray". DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Uddhav's son Tejas Thackeray discovers new snake species". The Week. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Newly discovered snake named after Uddhav Thackeray's son". The Indian Express. The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "News Species Of Cat Snake Found In Maharashtra, Named After Uddhav Thackeray's Family". Mid-Day. Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Thackeray's cat snake and a case of mistaken identity". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ "New Snake Species Named After Uddhav Thackeray's Younger Son For His Contribution To Its Discovery". Outlook India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ Bose, Mrityunjay (16 October 2020). "Uddhav Thackeray's son, Tejas, discovers new fish species: The Hiranyakeshi Loach". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ^ Praveenraj, Jayasimhan; Thackeray, Tejas; Balasubramanian, Shankar (27 September 2020). "Schistura hiranyakeshi a new loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. Maharashtra, Northern Western Ghats, India. 26 (2): 49–56. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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