Biodiversity needs to be properly documented to design and implement an effective conservation strategy. Mischaracterisation or under-estimation of species may limit the impact of conservation efforts. Our research programme has a significant component of faunal surveys and species discovery to generate taxonomically well-informed faunas of protected areas (national parks and wildlife sanctuaries), thus strengthening conservation planning for Indian biodiversity. See the list of our faunal publications on the Publications page. Our team and research associates have discovered the following species:

1. Lyriothemis keralensis Chandran, Sawant, Mathews & Kunte, 2026
2. Caliphaea sinuofurcata Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2025
3. Merogomphus aryanadensis Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant & Jose, 2025
4. Merogomphus flavoreductus Sawant, Chandran A. V., Koparde & Kunte, 2025
5. Protosticta sanguinithorax Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant, Koparde & Kunte, 2025
6. Protosticta shambhaveei Sawant, Chandran A. V., Ogale, Rane & Kunte, 2025
7. Protosticta sooryaprakashi Haneef, Chandran, Sawant, Beevi & Kunte, 2025
8. Devadatta adii Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024
9. Yunnanosticta siangi Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024
10. Protosticta khasia Joshi & Sarkar, 2024
11. Cigaritis conjuncta Kunte & Sengupta, 2024
12. Piarosoma arunachalensis Sondhi, Efetov, Tarmann & Kunte, 2023
13. Zographetus dzonguensis Kunte, Karmakar & Lepcha, 2021
14. Metallolophia taleensis Sondhi, Nath, Sondhi and Kunte, 2020
15. Cephalaeschna acanthifrons Joshi & Kunte, 2017
16. Planaeschna poumai Joshi & Kunte, 2017
17. Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kalesh & Kunte, 2015
18. Hypolycaena narada Kunte, 2015