A recent study underscores the significance of the Western Ghats and its rich biodiversity. A team of researchers including Tejas Thackeray have discovered four new species of dwarf geckos from the north western ghats of Maharashtra. These geckos have been named after prominent landmarks such as the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Chandoli National Park, the state of Maharashtra, and the Sahyadri mountain ranges.

Tejas Thackeray - the son of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray told this newspaper that 114 pages long descriptions were published as monograph in the renowned taxonomic journal Zootaxa. The leader Researcher of the Paper is Akshay Khandekar and the co-author on the paper are Sunil M Gaikwad, Tejas Thackeray, Satpal Gangalmale and Ishan Agarwal.