• Junior Field Biologist (October 1985 - September 1987) - BNHS
• Junior Scientist (September 1987-June 1991)- BNHS
• Research Biologist (July, 1991-January 1994), WII, Dehra Dun.
• Principal Investigator (1994), IUCN/SSC Batagur Project SACON, Coimbatore
• Scientist, SACON, Coimbatore (August 1994- 1999)
• Senior Scientist (September 1999- to date)

Herpetology, Ornithology, Wetland ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment

• Member- IUCN/SSC Indian Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group (1991- onwards)
• Member- IUCN/SSC Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1991- onwards)
• Member- IUCN/SSC Declining Amphibian Protection Task Force (1994- onwards)
• Life Member- Ethological Society of India (1989 onwards)
• Research Supervisor- Ph.D. programme, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Ph.D. Examiners Panel: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore; Madras University, Chennai; MG University, Kotayam, Kerala
• Member BNHS, Mumbai

• Conservation and Management of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India. WII-USFWS-GOI Project, 1991-1993, Co-Investigator, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.

• Status and Distribution of the River Terrapin Batagur baska in the Sunderbans of India. IUCN/SSC Turtle Recovery Programme of the American Museum of Natural History, 1994.

• A Survey of Endemic Lizards (Family: Agamidae) in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. WWF-BHCP Programme, 1995-96, SACON, Coimbatore..

• Monitoring of the Indian Python, Python molurus molurus in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. SACON Research Grant, December 1999-May 2000

• Impact of habitat alterations on reptile species diversity in high altitudes of the Western Ghats, MoEF, 1999- 2002

• Status of sea turtles along the coast of Tamil Nadu. UNDP-GOI & MCBT-CMS, April- 2000 to March 2005 (Two projects)

• Biodiversity of Teesta Valley, Sikkim. As Co-Investigator, NHPC, MoEF, 2002- 2006
  
  
• Biodiversity of Anaikatti Hills (Part-Herpetology), SACON 2002-2005.
  
  
• Herepetofaunal communities of Upper Vaigai Plateau, MoEF, 2006-2009 (In Progress).
  
  
• Ecology of Endangered Indian Rock Python in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, MoEF, 2007-2010 (In Progress).

• 1995. Environmental Impact Assessment of TACID growth centre, Perunthurai, Periyar district, Tamil Nadu (Rapid floral and faunal survey). Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation of Tamil Nadu (ITCOT), Madras, India.

• 1995. Ecological Assessment of the Damayanthi Bird Sanctuary. Steel Authority of India limited, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

• 1996. Impact Assessment of Hazira/Okha/Kandla/Pyala LPG Pipeline on the flora and fauna. Gas Authority of India, New Delhi.

• 1997. Rapid impact assessment of Madras Refinery Limited Expansion Project (Manali, Tamil Nadu) on the flora and fauna. Madras Refinery Ltd, Chennai.

• 1997. Impact assessment of Mangalore- Bangalore petroleum product pipeline (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) on the flora and fauna. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Mumbai, India

• 1997. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of Moyar Ultimate Stage Hydro-electric Project (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board). Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai.

• 1997. Environmental Impact Assessment of human rabies vaccine project. Human Biological Institute, Ooty. National Dairy Development Board, Bangalore.

• 1998. Impact assessment of the proposed integrated steel plant (Southern Iron and Steel Company Ltd. Salem). Southern Iron and Steel Company Ltd., Coimbatore.

• 1999. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Pooyamkutty Hydel Project. Kerala Electricity Board, Trivandram.

• 1999. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of the SANEE'S Alloys (P) Ltd, Coimbatore.

• 1999. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of the Ultimate Alloys (P), Coimbatore.

• 1999. Impact Assessment of Vijayawada - Secunderabad Petroleum Product Pipeline (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) on the Flora and Fauna. Engineers India Limited, New Delhi.

• 1999. Impact Assessment of Hazira- Dahej Petroleum Product Pipeline (Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited) on the Flora and Fauna. Engineers India Limited, New Delhi.

• 2000. Environmental Impact Assessment of Human rabies vaccine project, Human Biologicals Institute (National Dairy Development Board), Ooty (Trial Operation phase). National Dairy Development Board.

• 2000. Impact Assessment of Dahej- Bijaipur Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline (Gas Authority of India Ltd) on the Flora and Fauna. Gas Authority of India, New Delhi.

• 2000. Second Environmental Opinion on the Kolli Hydro Electric Project, Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai.

• 2000. Impact Assessment of Tatipaka- Kondapalle Gas Pipeline for LANCO Power Plant on the Flora and Fauna. Gas Authority of India, New Delhi.

• S.Bhupathy and M.N.Haque 1986. Association of Indian Rock Python (Python molurus) with Porcupine (Hystrix indica) J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 83 (2): 449-450.

• S.Bhupathy and C.R.Ajith Kumar 1988. On the identity and occurrence of the Peacock Soft shell (Trionyx hurum) in Rajasthan. J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 85 (3): 624.

• S.Bhupathy 1989. Contribution to the morphometry of the Indian Flap ‑ shell Turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni). J.Bombay nat. Hist.Soc. 86 (2) : 252.

• S.Bhupathy and V.S.Vijayan 1989. Status, distribution and general ecology of the Indian Python (Python molurus molurus Linn.) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 86 (3): 381-387.

• S.Bhupathy 1990. Observations on the food of Ganges Soft‑ shell Turtle, Trionyx gangeticus in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 87(3):460- 461

• S.Bhupathy 1990. Blotch structure in individual identification of the Indian Python (Python molurus molurus) and its possible usage in population estimation. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 87 (3): 399-404.

• S.Bhupathy and V.S.Vijayan 1991. Freshwater turtle fauna of eastern Rajasthan. J.Bombay nat.Hist.Soc. 88(1): 118-122.

• B.C. Choudhury and S.Bhupathy 1992. An inventory of freshwater turtles and land tortoises in captivity in Indian Zoos: Results of a survey Zoos' Print 7(12): 4-10.

• S.Bhupathy and V.S.Vijayan 1993. Aspects of feeding ecology of Lissemys punctata (Testudines: Trionichidae) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India. Hamadryad 18:13

• S.Bhupathy and B.C.Choudhury 1994. A note on the reproductive biology of the Spotted pond turtle, Geoclemys hamiltonii. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91(1): 146.

• S.Bhupathy 1994. The distribution of Asian Brown Tortoise Manouria emys in India and the taxonomic status of subspecies. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 91(1):147

• S.Bhupathy, C.S.Silori and S.F.Wesley Sunderraj 1994. Additional locality records for two Indian tortoise species. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 91(1): 149

• S.Bhupathy and V. S.Vijayan 1994. Aestivation of turtles in Keoladeo National Park with special reference to Lissemys punctata. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 91 (3): 91(3): 398-402.

• S.Bhupathy and B.C.Choudhury 1995. Status, distribution and conservation of the Travancore Tortoise, Indotestudo forstenii in Western Ghats. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 92 (1):16-21..

• Kannan, P. and S. Bhupathy 1996. Breeding season of Horse-shoe Pit Viper (Trimeresurus strigatus) in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 93: 592.

• S.Bhupathy 1994. The distribution of Asian Brown Tortoise Manouria emys in India and the taxonomic status of subspecies. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91(1):147-149.

• S.Bhupathy, C.Bhupathy, S. 1997. Conservation of the Endangered River Terrapin Batagur baska in the Sunderbans of West Bengal. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 94: 27-35.

• Kannan, P. and S.Bhupathy 1997. Breeding data of some agamid lizards from the Western Ghats. Hamadryad 22: 56-57.

• S.Bhupathy, S., Vijayan, V.S and Reena Mathur 1998. Population ecology of migratory waterfowl in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 95(2): 287-294

• S. Bhupathy 1999. Reptile fauna of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc 96: 475-77

• S.Bhupath and V.S. Vijayan (1999). Aspects of the wintering ecology of Purple Moorhens (Porphyrio porphyrio) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India. PAVO 37 (1): 109-118..

• S. Bhupathy and A.M.A. Nixon 2002. Communal nesting of Cnemaspis indica in Mukuruthi National Park, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc 99(2): 330-332..

• S. Bhupathy and R. Karunakaran 2003. Conservation of Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Reptilia/Chelonia) along the Nagapattinam coast, southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 32(2): 158-171

• S. Bhupathy and S. Saravanan (2003). Exploitation of sea turtles along the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 100 (2&3): 628-631

• Bhupathy, S., Vijayan, V.S and Reena Mathur 1998. Population ecology of migratory waterfowl in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 95(2):287-294.

• S. Bhupathy 1999. Mukherjee, D. and S. Bhupathy (2004). Uropeltis ellioti in the diet of Naja naja. Hamadryad 28 (1&2): 109-110.

• Debanik Mukherjee, S. Bhupathy and A. M.A. Nixon (2005). A new species of day gecko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Cnemaspis) from the Anaikatti Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Current Science. 89(8): 1326-1327.

• S. Bhupathy and S. Saravanan (2006). Status of Marine Turtles of Gulf of Mannar, India. J. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5(1):139-141.

• Mukherjee, D., A. M. A. Nixon and S. Bhupathy (2006). Observations on the morphometry of two subspecies of Melanochelys trijuga from the Western Ghats, Southwestern India. International Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 9: 6-9.

• Bhupathy, S, J. Subramanean and M. Vijay (2007). Nesting of Lepidochelys Olivacea along the South Chennai coast with emphasis on habitat characteristics. Hamadryad 31(2): 274-280.

• Nixon, A.M.A. and S.Bhupathy (2007). Occurrence of Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878 in Mathikettan Shola, Western Ghats. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(1): 105-106.

• Mukherjee, D. and S. Bhupathy (2007). A New Species of Wolf Snake (Serpentes: Colubridae: Lycodon) from Anaikatti Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 21-26.

• S.BhuS.Bhupathy 1985. Ecology of Purple Moorhen (Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus) (from January to April 1985) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. M.Sc. Dissertation, Bharathidhasan University, Tiruchirapalli.

• S.Bhupathy 1991. Population and resource utilization of waterfowl in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Ph.D. Dissertation. Rajasthan University, Jaipur.

• S.Bhupathy 1991. Population and resource utilization of waterfowl in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Ph.D. Dissertation. Rajasthan University, Jaipur.
  
  
• S.Bhupathy and V.S.Vijayan 1989. Predation on the Indian Flap‑shell Turtle (Lissemys punctata) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Proc. Nat. Symp. Anim. Behav., In: Behaviour. B.H.Patel (Ed.) Sir P.P. Institute of Science, Bhavnagar :27-33.
  
  
• B.C. Choudhury, Bhupathy, S. and F.Hanfee 2000. Status information on the tortoises and freshwater turtles of India. In: Asian turtle trade: Proceedings of a workshop on conservation and trade of freshwater turtles and tortoises in Asia. PP van Dijk, BL Stuart and AGJ Rhodin (Eds). Chelonian Research Monograph 2: 86-94. Chelonian Research Foundation, USA.
  
  
• Bhupathy, B.C. Choudhury, F. Hanfee, Kalyar, S.M.M.H. Khan, S.G. Platt and S.M.A. Rashid 2000. Turtle trade in South Asia: Regional Summary (Bangladesh, India and Myanmar). In: Asian turtle trade: Proceedings of a workshop on conservation and trade of freshwater turtles and tortoises in Asia. PP van Dijk, BL Stuart and AGJ Rhodin (Eds). Chelonian Research Monograph 2: 101-105. Chelonian Research Foundation, USA.
  
  
• S. Bhupathy, S. and Banugopan, K. 2002. Impact of habitat alterations on the reptile diversity in the higher altitudes of the Nilgiri Biospher Reserve. Biosphere Reserves in India and their Management. In: Proc. of the Review meeting: Biosphere and their Mangaement. 8-11, September 2000, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi. p. 114 -116.
  
  
• S.Bhupathy, S. and Saravanan, S. (2002). A report on the status of sea turtles along the Tamil Nadu coast. In: Proc. of the National Workshop for the Development of a National Sea Turtle Conservation Action Plan, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun, India. pp 70-74.
  
  
• S.Bhupathy, S. 2004. Reptiles. In. Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, Chordate diversity. R. Annamalai (Ed). Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Chennai. pp.62-75.
  
  
• S.Bhupathy and V.S.Vijayan 1989. Predation on the Indian Flap‑shell Turtle (Lissemys punctata) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Proc. Nat. Symp. Anim. Behav., In: Behaviour. B.H.Patel (Ed.) Sir P.P. Institute of Science, Bhavnagar :27-33
  
  
• Mukherjee, D. and S. Bhupathy 2004. Snake diversity of Anaikatti Hills, Western Ghats, India. In. National Workshop on Biodiversity Resources Management and Sustainable use. (Ed) K. Muthuchelian, Proc. Workshop, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. pp. 315-317.
  
  
• Nixon, A.M.A. and S.Bhupathy 2004. Impact of plantations on the reptile diversity in Upper Nilgiris, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats. In. National Workshop on Biodiversity Resources Management and Sustainable use. K. Muthuchelian (Ed). Proc. Workshop, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. pp. 311-314
  
  
• S.Bhupathy, S. and S. Saravanan 2005. Marine turtles of Tamil Nadu. In: Marine turtles of India. B.C. Choudhury and Kartik Shankar (Eds.) Oxford University Press, Mumbai.
  
  
• S.Bhupathy and R.G.Webb (In Press): Indian Flap‑shell Turtle (Lissemys punctata Bonnaterre, 1879) ‑ Species account. Conservation Biology of freshwater turtle. IUCN/SSC.

• S.Bhupathy, B.C.Choudhury and E.O.Moll 1993. Conservation and Management of freshwater turtles and Land Tortoises of India. Turtle and Tortoise Conservation Project. Technical Report II, August 1992- July 1993, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.