
Ganjar Cahyadi, S.Si.
School of Life Sciences and Technology
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Jatinangor Campus
Jalan Let. Jend. Purn. Dr. (HC) Mashudi No.1, Sayang, Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat 45363, Indonesia
E-mail : ganjar@itb.ac.id , ganjar.cahyadi@gmail.com
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SUMMARY
Earned his bachelor’s degree (S.Si.) from Department of Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 2014, majoring in Ecology and Biosystematics, focusing on biodiversity and feeding activity of amphibians. Since 2011, he has been involved in several surveys and research in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, and Papua.
Bachelor of Science
School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology
Majors : Biology
Expertise Group: Ecology and Biosystematics
- Drafter team of National Document of Indonesia: “Strategi Rencana Aksi Konservasi (SRAK) Kodok Genus Leptophryne Tahun 2021-2030”
- Oral presenter of “Amphibian diversity in Indonesia: what we know to date and their conservation status” on Seminar Nasional Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia, at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 26 – 27 April 2025
- Trainer of Herpetofauna Sampling Techniques held by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia at Bukit Turgo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 24 – 25 April 2025
- Leading Surveyor of Herpetofauna Survey in Gunung Papandayan Expedition, Indonesia, November 2024
- Oral Presenter at 10th World Congress of Herpetology: “Amphibian diversity in Indonesia: what we know to date and their significance for conservation” at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, held by World Congress of Herpetology Board and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (5-9 August 2024).
- Moderator at “Digital Universeum: Kebangkitan Museum Perguruan Tinggi Indonesia di Era Merdeka Belajar dan Kampus Merdeka”, Jejaring Museum Perguruan Tinggi Indonesia, 22 May 2021
- Speaker at “Pengenalan Potensi Herpetofauna (Pentana)”, Divisi Herpetologi Departemen Riset Dan Keilmuan Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi UNPAD, 2 May 2021
- Speaker at “BASE Lunch & Learn: Herpetologist: Revealing Mysteries of Night-Living Creatures”, 11 December 2020
- Speaker at “Pelatihan Penunjang Penelitian Kajian (P3K) Herpetofauna: Kegiatan Diskusi”, Divisi Herpetologi Departemen Riset Dan Keilmuan Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi UNPAD, 5 September 2020
- Oral Presenter of “Lighthouses for Biodiversity: Prospects and Challenges for Zoological University Museums in lndonesia” on lnternational Seminar of lndonesian Fauna at Bogor, 2- 4 December 2019
- Oral Presenter of “Kekayaan Spesies Amfibi dan Reptil di Kawasan Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER), Provinsi Riau” on Seminar Nasional dan Pelatihan Herpetologi, Penggalang Herpetologi lndonesia 2019 at Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 21-22 October 2019
- Presenter of “Aktivitas Makan dan Komposisi Makanan Beberapa Spesies Katak dari Famili Ranidae di Sumatera” on Presentasi Hasil Penelitian at Kementrian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Republik lndonesia, Jakarta, 15 October 2019
- Participant of Seminar Nasional on theme “Langkah lnovatif Museum Universitas untuk Mendukung Daya Saing Bangsa di Era Revolusi lndustri 4.0” at Museum Bank lndonesia, Jakarta, 10 October 2019
- Oral Presenter of “Studi Awal Biogeografi Pulau Belitung Kasus Pelilean dan lkan, Sebuah Upaya Pengkayaan Materi Geowisata Geopark Belitong” on Seminar Nasional llmu Kebumian-Geodiversity 2019 at Kebumen, Jawa Tengah, 2 October 2019
- Assessor of ANGGARASAKA Poster and Presentation Competition: “Ragam Jejak Pulau Mentari: Conservation of lndonesia Biodiversity” at Bandung Creative Hub, Bandung, 7 September 2019
- Participant of Taxidermy Training (Small Mammal) in “125 Tahun Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, at Mammal Laboratory of Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Puslit Biologi LIPI -Cibinong, 2-4 September 2019
- Speaker in “DISCOVER: Discussion Conservation of Biodiversity Herpetofauna” of Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi, FMIPA at Universitas Padjajaran, 15 May 2019.
- Oral presenter of “Potensi dan Tantangan dalam Penelitian Amfibi dan Reptil di Jawa Barat” on Seminar Nasional Biologi 4 at Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati, Bandung, Indonesia, 25 April 2019.
- Speaker in “Amauensa 2: Identifikasi Herpetofauna” of Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi, FMIPA at Universitas Padjajaran, 15 April 2019.
- Oral presenter of “Museum Zoologi SITH ITB, sebagai Penyedia Koleksi Keanekaragaman Satwa di Indonesia” on Kolokium Nasional Museum Universitas Seluruh Indonesia at Universitas Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10 April 2019.
- Oral presenter of “Laboratorium Museum Zoologi SITH ITB, sebagai Penyedia Koleksi Keanekaragaman Satwa di Indonesia” on Seminar Nasional Masyarakat Biodiversitas Indonesia at Bogor, Indonesia, 28 September 2018.
- Participant at Conservation of Javan Leopard Talkshow (CARNIVAL) 2018, UNPAD, 1 September
- Oral presenter of “Pasar Burung sebagai “Hotspot” Keanekaragaman Hayati di Perkotaan: Deskripsi Potensi akan Dampaknya terhadap Ekosistem dan Konservasi” on Seminar Nasional Perhimpunan Biologi Indonesia Jakarta at Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia, 14 August 2018.
- Speaker in “Amauensa: Pematerian Identifikasi Herpetofauna” of Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi, FMIPA at Universitas Padjajaran, 29 Maret 2018.
- Oral presenter of “Aktivitas Makan dan Komposisi Makanan Beberapa Spesies Katak dari Famili Ranidae di Sumatera”” on Seminar Nasional dan Kongres Perhimpunan Herpetologi Indonesia at Universitas Padjajaran, Sumedang, Indonesia, 10 – 11 November 2017.
- Poster presenter of “Feeding Activities and Food Composition of the Sumatran cascade frogs: are they generalist predator?” on International Conference of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Asia-Pasific Chapter Annual Meeting, at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 30 March – 2 April 2015.
- Participant at International Seminar on Tropical Bio-resources for Sustainable Bio-Industry, School of Life Science and Technology, ITB, 30 – 31 October 2013.
- Participant of “Workshop dan Pelatihan Perhimpunan Herpetologi Indonesia 2013: Bioaccoustic pada Amfibi dan Penggunaan Radio Telemetri” at Universitas Negeri Semarang and Gunung Ungaran, 19 – 20 October 2013.
- Oral presenter of “Keanekaragaman Herpetofauna di Area Suksesi Lahan Pengendapan Pasir Sisa Tambang (Tailing) Tanggul Ganda PT Freeport Indonesia” on Seminar Nasional dan Kongres Perhimpunan Herpetologi Indonesia, at Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 18 – 19 October 2013.
- Indraswari, K., Fiennes, S., Cassey, P., Cahyadi, G., Noske, R., Ihsan, F., Susilawati, C., Shepherd, C. R., Biggs, D., and Wilson, C. 2025. Market patterns within Indonesia’s songbird trade. Biological Conservation 310 (2025), 111318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111318
- Fiennes, S. B., Indraswari, K., Ihsan, F., Cahyadi, G., Shepherd, C. R. and Cassey, P., 2025. Feeding guild vulnerabilities in Indonesia’s wild bird trade. Pacific Conservation Biology (Reviewed).
- Martamenggala, A. I. S., Cahyadi, G., Kamsi, M., and Iskandar, D. T., 2025. Two remarkable new pitvipers (Ophidia: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Sumatra, and their biogeographical linkages to Borneo and mainland Asia. Zootaxa, (Accepted, in review).
- Cahyadi, G. 2025. Panduan Lapangan Identifikasi Amfibi dan Reptil Bentang Alam Gunung Papandayan. Tasikmalaya: Langgam Pustaka (in. prep.).
- Cahyadi, G. and Arifin, U. 2025. Amphibian diversity in Indonesia: what we know to date and their conservation status. Oryx (in. prep.).
- Cahyadi, G., Natanael, J., Chaidir, D. M., Sholihah, A. 2024. Amphibian and Reptilian Inventory of Mount Sawal, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversity Data Journal (in. prep.).
- Samawi, M. Y, Pramudya, A. D., Cahyadi, G., Natanael, J., Nofianto, A., Samsuli, A., Jaya, I., Suryana, I., Fahrezi, H., Gouw, A. D., and Sholihah, A. 2024. Rediscovery and range extension of Crocidura spp. (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in West Java, Indonesia. Check List 20(5): 1127-1137. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.5.1127.
- Cahyadi, G., 2024. Amazing Herping at Kuching. Published on online magazine by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume XVI No.2, August 2024
- Pratama, F. W., Izza, Q., Cahyadi, G., Setiawan, E. 2023. Natural History Notes. Pulchrana baramica (Brown Marsh Frog). Cannibalism. Herpetological Review, 54(3), pp. 435 – 436.
- Arifin, U. and Cahyadi, G., 2021. KoS: “Rumah Online” untuk katak-kodok di Sumatra. Published on online magazine by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume XIII (2), pp.37-39, August 2021.
- Cahyadi, G., 2021. Kanibalisme atau Predasi?: Aktivitas makan katak tegalan (Kelompok Fejervarya limnocharis) di Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat. Published on online magazine by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume XIII (2), pp.33-36, August 2021.
- Cahyadi, G. and Noerwana, O., 2021. Geographical Distribution Note: Leptophryne javanica (Ciremai Bleeding Toad). Herpetological Review, 52(2), pp.342-343.
- Arifin, U. and Cahyadi, G., 2021. Odorrana hosii (Poisonous Rock Frog) Diet. Herpetological Review, 52(2), pp.375-376.
- Cahyadi, G. and Arifin, U., 2021. Odorrana hosii (Poisonous Rock Frog) Interspecific Amplexus. Herpetological Review, 52(2), p.376.
- Cahyadi, G., 2020. Riset tunjukkan museum universitas punya peran dalam kenalkan keanekaragaman hayati Indonesia. Published on online magazine by The Conversation: 22 May 2020.
- Cahyadi, G., 2020. Peran Publik dan Media Massa dalam Pelaporan Penemuan Ular di Pemukiman Penduduk (Contoh Kasus di Kota Bandung dan Sekitarnya). Published on online magazine by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume XII (1). pp.15-25, April 2020.
- Cahyadi, G., Rasyidi, R. and Permadi, D., 2020. Lighthouses for biodiversity: prospects and challenges for zoological university museum in Indonesia. In BIO Web of Conferences (Vol. 19, p. 00003). EDP Sciences.
- Irawan, A. and Cahyadi, G., 2019. Turtles of Kampar Peninsula. Jakarta: RER Publication No. 6, Eds. T. Whitten (†) & Bradford M. Sanders.
Cahyadi, G. and Arifin, U., 2019. Potential and Challenges on Amphibians and Reptiles Research in West Java. Jurnal Biodjati, 4(2), pp.149-162. - Cahyadi, G., 2019. Tenggiling di Ekosistem Riau. Published on Forest Digest magazine Edition 12 (Juli-September 2019). p.33, 9 August 2019
- Cahyadi, G., 2019. Perkembangan Penelitian Reptil di Pulau Jawa: Penantian Selama Hampir Dua Abad untuk Mengungkap “Saudara” Cyrtodactylus marmoratus dan Pengungkapan Perdana Eksistensi Cnemaspis. Published on online magazine by Penggalang Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume XI (2). pp.22 – 31, July 2019.
- Arifin, U., Cahyadi, G., Smart, U., Jankowski, A. and Haas, A., 2018. A new species of the genus Pulchrana Dubois, 1992 (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 66, pp.277-299.
- Martamenggala, A. I. S., and Cahyadi, G., 2018. Amphibian and reptile species composition in peat swamp forest of Kampar Peninsula, Riau, Indonesia. Poster presented on International Conference of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 1 – 5 July 2018.
- Cahyadi, G., 2017. Ketika Biodiversitas Menjadi Komoditas. Published on online magazine by Tambora: Erupsi Volume 17. pp. 29-32, Desember 2017.
- Cahyadi, G., Azmi, M., Nurrahman, A. Y., Wahyu, J. C., Dwiyanti, E. I., Saefulloh, S., Yudha, R. O., 2017. Tim Kecebong Menjelajah Kota Bandung.Published on online magazine by Perhimpunan Herpetologi Indonesia: Warta Herpetofauna Volume IX (3). 31-48, July 2017.
- Cahyadi, G., 2016. Amfibi: Yang Jarang Dilirik, yang Paling Terusik. Published on online magazine by Tambora: Erupsi Volume 11 pp.1-6, November 2016.
- Cahyadi, G., Arifin, U., and Iskandar, D. T., 2015. Feeding activities and prey composition of the Sumatran cascade frogs: are they generalist predators?: Abstracts from the Annual Meeting of the ATBC: Asia-Pacific Chapter, Phnom Penh, 30 March–2 April, 2015. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2015 (1) pp.87-88.
- Cahyadi, G., 2014. Aktivitas Makan dan Komposisi Makanan Beberapa Katak dari Suku Ranidae di Sumatera. Skripsi Sarjana: Institut Teknologi Bandung