Tejas Thackeray

Tejas Thackeray (born 10 October 1995) is an Indian conservationist and wildlife researcher. He is the son of Uddhav Thackeray, an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, President 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 who has served 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. 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.
* 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.
In October 2020, Thackeray was part of a team that discovered a new type of fish named Schistura hiranyakeshi.
In 2021, with other peer-members, he founded Thackeray Wildlife Foundation

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