Wang, S.-Y., Li, Y.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-Y., Wang, H.-J., He, S.-W., Onditi, K.O., Khanal, L., Xueyou, L., Chen, Z.Z. & Jiang, X.-L. (2024). A new species of mountain vole (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Neodon) from south Xizang, China. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 1(4):282-289. https://doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.011
Subba, A., Tamang, G., Lama, S., Limbu, J. H., Basnet, N., Kyes, R. C., & Khanal, L.* (2024). Habitat Occupancy of the Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Under Human Disturbance in an Urban Environment: Implications for Conservation. Ecology and Evolution, 14(12):e70726. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70726
Mweu, A. W., Onditi, K. O., Khanal, L., Musila, S., Kioko, E., & Jiang, X. (2024). Comparative Phylogeography of Two Specialist Rodents in Forest Fragments in Kenya. Life, 14(11):1469. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14111469
Khanal, L.*; Li, X.; Subba, A.; Ulak, S.; Kyes, R.C.; Jiang, X.-L. (2024). Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications. Biology, 13:795. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13100795
Ali, A., Khanal, L., López-Bao, J. V., & Kyes, R. C. (2024). Photographic evidence of the Kashmir grey langur Semnopithecus ajax in Pakistan warrants detailed taxonomic assessment of langurs across the Himalayas. Asian Primates Journal, 11(1):2-10.
Limbu, J. H., Rajbanshi, D., Khanal, L., Hui, W., Adhikari, R. C., Thapa, S., . . . Li, C. (2024). DNA barcoding of catfishes (Order: Siluriformes) with new records of two species from eastern Nepal. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2024(1):907672. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4907672
Hyongaju, S., Subba, A., Maharjan, M., Khanal, L.* (2024). Roost characteristics of Indian flying fox along urban noise gradient: A case study in Sallaghari Forest, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Ecocycles, 10(1):105–114. https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v10i1.439
Limbu, A., Thapa, A., Khanal, L.*, Gurung, S., Cruz, N. J., & Thapa, T. B. (2024). Habitat characteristics of the endangered Himalayan red panda in Panchthar–Ilam–Taplejung Corridor, Eastern Nepal. Ecologies, 5(3):342-353. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies5030021
Khanal, L.*, Subba, A., Chand, B., Singh, G. B., Thapa, B., & Chalise, M. K. (2024). Distribution records of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis pelops) from the Bheri River Basin in western Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 8(1):86-91. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v8i1.67114
Limbu, J. H., Rajbanshi, D., Khanal, L.*, & Adhikari, R. C. (2024). First record of Garra kempi Hora, 1921 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Lohandra River of Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 16(6):25440–25445. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2024.16.6.25283-25494
Limbu, J., Rajbanshi, D., Subba, A., Khanal, L., Yang, J.-Q., & Li, C. (2024). First record of the non-native vermiculated sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991) from Lohandra River, Eastern Nepal. BioInvasions Records, 13(2):557-564. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.2.20
Ogawa, H., Khatiwada, S., Paudel, P. K., Koirala, S., Khanal, L., & Chalise, M. K. (2024). Distribution and group composition of Assamese and rhesus macaques in northwestern Kathmandu, Nepal. Mammal Study, 49(3):1-9, 9. https://doi.org/10.3106/ms2023-0061
Subba, A., Limbu, J. H., & Khanal, L.* (2024). New distribution record and habitat characteristics of stinging catfish (Heteropneustes nani Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman and Chowdhury, 2013) from Nepal. Punjab University Journal of Zoology, 39(1):15-20. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pujz/2024/39.1.15.20
Shrestha, S., Sharma, S., Kyes, R. C., & Khanal, L.* (2024). Comparative analysis of mother–infant interactions between free-ranging and captive rhesus macaques in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology 12:e2024011. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.2024011
Pei, X., Chen, Z., Li, Q., Li, X., Pu, C., Luo, K., Luo, J., Pu, M., Wang, H, Khanal, L., & Jiang, X. (2024). A new species of the genus Soriculus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from Medog in the eastern Himalaya. ZooKeys 1195:139-155. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1195.115699
Thapa, B., Khanal, L.*, Pant, R.R., Bhatta, C.R., Subedi, P., Upadhyaya, L.P., . . . Kyes, R.C. (2024). Hydrochemistry and irrigation quality of high-altitude lakes: A case study of the Ramaroshan Lake Complex, Nepal Himalayas. Limnological Reviews 24(1): 30-52. https://www.mdpi.com/2300-7575/24/1/3
Subba, A. and Khanal, L. (2024). Threats to the Critically Endangered yellow-headed tortoise Indotestudo elongata in Jalthal Forest, eastern lowland Nepal. Oryx 58(1): 129-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605323001308.
Tandan, S., Kshetri, S., Paudel, S., Dhakal, P., Kyes, R. C., & Khanal, L.* (2023). Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in rhesus macaques and local residents in the central mid-hills of Nepal. Helminthologia 60(4): 327-335. https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0037
Ren, X., Xu, Y., Li, Y., Yao, H., Fang, Y., Khanal, L., Cheng, L., Zeng, W., Jiang, X. and Chen, Z. (2023). A new species of shrew moles, genus Uropsilus Milne-Edwards, 1871 (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae), from the Wuyi Mountains, Jiangxi Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1186:25-46. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.111592
Adhikari, A., Koju, N.P., Maharjan, B., Khanal, L., Upreti, M. and Kyes, R.C. (2023). Gastro-intestinal parasites of urban rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 22:175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.10.007.
Koju, N.P., Gosai, K.R., Bashyal, B., Byanju, R., Shrestha, A., Buzzard, P., Beisch, W.B., and Khanal, L*. (2023). Seasonal prey abundance and food plasticity of the Vulnerable snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in the Lapchi Valley, Nepal Himalayas. Animals 13(20):3182. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13203182.
Chen, Z., Pei, X., Hu, J., Song, W., Khanal, L., Li, Q., Jiang, X.L. (2023). Multilocus phylogeny and morphological analyses illuminate overlooked diversity of Soriculus (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with descriptions of two new endemic species from the eastern Himalayas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2023:zlad131. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad131.
Khanal, L.*, Upadhyaya, L.P., Pandey, N., Chand, D.B., Karki, M., Chalise, M.K., and Kyes, R.C. (2023). Projected distribution of the westernmost subpopulation of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis pelops) under climate change: conservation implications of a threatened population. Frontiers in Conservation Science 4:1235595. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1235595.
Sunar, C.B., Khanal, L.*, Pant, R.R., Thapa, B. and Chand, B. (2023). Hydrochemistry of Kupinde Lake at the Lesser Himalaya in Karnali Province, Nepal. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology 28(1):57–69. https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v28i1.49052.
Kshetri, S., Khanal, L.*, Tandon, S. and Kyes, R.C. (2023). Seasonal variation in the activity budget and daily path length of semi-provisioned rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Daunne Forest, Nawalpur, Nepal. Indonesian Journal of Primatology 2(01):27–36. https://doi.org/10.29244/primatology.2.01.27-36.
Dhakal, P., Sharma, R.K., Rajak, B.R., Pandey, N. and Khanal, L.* (2023). Population and distribution of Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) in Lamtang National Park of the Nepal Himalaya. MARKHOR (The Journal of Zoology) 4(01):02–10. https://doi.org/10.54393/mjz.v4i01.60.
Xu, Y., Hu, J., Shi, Z., Chen, W., Zhou, J., Zhang, B., Yong, F., Khanal, L., Jiang, X. and Chen, Z. (2023). Integrative systematics and evolutionary history of Berylmys bowersi (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae). Ecology and Evolution 13:e10234. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10234
Sharma, S., Shrestha, S. and Khanal, L.* (2023). Motor stereotypic behaviors in zoo rhesus monkeys: a case study of the Central Zoo, Kathmandu, Nepal. Zoodiversity 57(3):239-250. https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2023.03.239.
Sharma, S., Khanal, L.*, Shrestha, S., Pandey, N., Bellanca, R. U. and Kyes, R. C. (2023). Zoo visitors as a source of enrichment to reduce abnormal behavior in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Central Zoo, Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology 11(1):e2023005. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.23005.
Pandey, K., Dumre, S.P., Shah, Y., Acharya, B.K., Khanal, L., Pyakurel, U.R., et al. (2023). Forty years (1980–2019) of visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal: trends and elimination challenges. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad001.
Paudel, J., Khanal, L.*, Pandey, N., Upadhyaya, L.P., Sunar, C.B., Thapa, B., Bhatta, C. R.; Pant, R.R. and Kyes, R.C. (2023). Determinants of herpetofaunal diversity in a threatened wetland ecosystem: A case study of the Ramaroshan Wetland Complex, Western Nepal. Animals 13(1):135. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010135.
Pandey, P., Pandey, N. and Khanal, L.* (2022). Habitat use and diurnal activity budget of blue bulls (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in the Lumbini Heritage Site, Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology 6(2):25-34. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i2.51880.
Sunar, C.B., Pandey, N., Chand, B., Upadhyaya, L.P., Thapa, B., Pant, R.R. and Khanal, L.* (2022). Effect of water physicochemistry on amphibian abundance in Sub-tropical Kupinde Lake of the Nepal Himalaya. International Journal of Bonorowo Wetlands 12(2):89-95. https://doi.org/10.13057/bonorowo/w120205.
Dangol, D., Khanal, L.*, Pandey, N., Ghimire, A. and Kyes, R. C. (2022). Test of ecogeographical rules on sparrows (Passer spp.) along the elevation gradient of the Himalaya in Central Nepal. Ecologies 3(4):480-491. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies3040034.
Monecke, S., Roberts, M.C., Braun, S.D., Diezel, C., Müller, E., Reinicke, M., Linde, J., Joshi, P.R., Paudel, S., Acharya, M., Chalise, M.K., Feßler, A.T., Hotzel, H., Khanal, L., Koju, N.P., Schwarz, S., Kyes, R.C. and Ehricht, R. (2022). Sequence analysis of novel Staphylococcus aureus Lineages from wild and captive macaques. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(19):11225. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911225
Sharma, S., Shrestha, S., Pandey, N. and Khanal, L.* (2022). Determinants of grooming behavior in captive langurs under human disturbance: A case study from the Central Zoo, Kathmandu, Nepal. Punjab University Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pujz/2022.37.2.98.105
Upadhyaya, L. P., Pandey, N. and Khanal, L.* (2022). Tribhuvan University area serves as a greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal. Journal of Animal Diversity 4(1):27-40. https://doi.org/10.52547/JAD.2022.4.1.4
Acharya, B. K., Adhikari, S. K., Pandit, S., Neupane, B. K., Paudel, B. K. and Khanal, L.* (2022). An initial spatiotemporal assessment of COVID-19 clusters in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology 27(1):37-49. https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v27i1.42652
Aryal, B. and Khanal, L.* (2022). Hatching success and chick mortality of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) in a commercial farm in Nepal. Sri Lankan Journal of Biology 7(2):1-7. https://doi.org/10.4038/sljb.v7i2.84
Shrestha, S., Khanal, L.*, Pandey, N. and Kyes, R. C. (2022). Conservation of heritage sites in Kathmandu, Nepal: Assessing the corrosion threat from pigeon excreta on metal monuments. Conservation 2(2):233-243. https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation2020015
Khanal, L., Chalise, M.K., Jiang, X.-L. and Kyes, R.C. (2022). Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structure of the langur population in a complex landscape of the Nepal Himalaya. Diversity 14:69. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020069
Aryal, B., Pandey, N. and Khanal, L.* (2021). Urbanization favors some over others: Bird diversity pattern in the suburban-urban gradient of Butwal City, central lowland of Nepal. Punjab University Journal of Zoology 36:175-184. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pujz/2021.36.2.175.184
Bhattarai, B., Shrestha, S. and Khanal, L.* (2021). Street dogs opt for proteins over carbs: An experimental inference from streets of Kathmandu. Dog Behavior 7:1-12. https://doi.org/10.4454/db.v7i2.136
Ghimire, S.C., Khanal, L.* and Chalise, M.K. (2021). Feeding ecology of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) troops in Kaligandaki and Budhigandaki River basins of central Nepal. Biodiversitas 22:2625–2634. https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d220710
Khanal, L., Chalise, M.K., Fan, P.F., Kyes, R.C. and Jiang, X.L. (2021). Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation. Zoological Research 42:3-13. https://doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.279
Pandey, N., Khanal, L.*, Chapagain, N., Singh, K.D., Bhattarai, B.P. and Chalise, M.K. (2021). Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal. Biodiversitas, 22, 262–271. https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d220132
Roberts, M. C., Joshi, P. R., Monecke, S., Ehricht, R., Müller, E., Gawlik, D., Diezel, C., Braun, S. D., Paudel, S., Acharya, M., Khanal, L., Koju, N. P., Chalise, M. K. and Kyes, R. C. (2020). Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin Resistant S. aureus in Nepalese Primates: Resistance to Antimicrobials, Virulence, and Genetic Lineages. Antibiotics 9:689. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9100689
Pandey, N., Khanal, L.* and Chalise, M. K. (2020). Correlates of avifaunal diversity along the elevational gradient of Mardi Himal in Annapurna Conservation Area, Central Nepal. Avian Research 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00217-6
Neupane, J., Khanal, L.*, Gyawali, B. and Chalise, M. K. (2020). Elevational pattern and seasonality of avian diversity in Kaligandaki River Basin, central Himalaya. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(14):16927–16943. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5815.12.14.16927-16943
Neupane, J., Khanal, L.* and Chalise, M. K. 2020. Avian diversity in Kaligandaki River basin, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 46(2):99–110. https://nieindia.org/Journal/index.php/ijees/article/view/2123
Khanal, L., Paudel, B. K. and Acharya, B. K. (2020). Community vulnerability to epidemics in Nepal: A high-resolution spatial assessment amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Nepalese Journal of Zoology 4(1):23–35. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v4i1.30670
Chen, Z., Li, X., Song, W., Li, Q., Onditi, K., Khanal, L. and Jiang, X. L. (2020). Small mammal species richness and turnover along elevational gradient in Yulong Mountain, Yunnan, Southwest China. Ecology and Evolution 10:2545–2558. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6083
Khanal, L., Chalise M. K. and Jiang X. L. (2019). Distribution of the threatened Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) population in Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(1):13047–13057. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4623.11.1.13047-13057
KC, R. and Khanal, L.* (2019). High mortality and altered diurnal activity pattern of captive Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in Mrigasthali enclosure, Pashupatinath Area, Kathmandu. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology 24(2): 49–57. https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v24i2.27257
