Mark D. Scherz

Mark D. Scherz

Tenure Track Assistant Professor


  1. Morphological, osteological, and genetic data support a new species of Madatyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) endemic to Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago

    Hawlitschek, O., Scherz, Mark D., Webster, K. C., Ineich, I. & Glaw, F., 2021, In: Anatomical Record. 304, 10, p. 2249-2263 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Neon-green fluorescence in the desert gecko Pachydactylus rangei caused by iridophores

    Prötzel, D., Heß, M., Schwager, M., Glaw, F. & Scherz, Mark D., 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 10 p., 297.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. New dietary data from Compsophis and Alluaudina species (Squamata: Lamprophiidae: Pseudoxyrhophiinae), and implications for their dietary complexity and evolution

    Hutter, C. R., Andriampenomanana, Z. F., Razafindraibe, J. H., Rakotoarison, A. & Scherz, Mark D., 2018, In: Journal of Natural History. 52, 39-40, p. 2497-2510

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. New size record of the snake genus Liophidium by the island endemic L. Mayottensis (Squamata, Lamprophiidae)

    Hawlitschek, O., Wang-Claypool, C. Y., Scherz, Mark D., Montfort, L., Soumille, O. & Glaw, F., 2016, In: Spixiana. 39, 2, p. 287-288 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  5. Off the scale: a new species of fish-scale gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Geckolepis) with exceptionally large scales

    Scherz, Mark D., Daza, J. D., Köhler, J., Vences, M. & Glaw, F., 2017, In: PeerJ. 5, 35 p., e2955.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats: [Inkl. Correction]

    Luedtke, J. A., Chanson, J., Neam, K., Hobin, L., Maciel, A. O., Catenazzi, A., Borzée, A., Hamidy, A., Aowphol, A., Jean, A., Sosa-Bartuano, Á., Fong G., A., de Silva, A., Fouquet, A., Angulo, A., Kidov, A. A., Muñoz Saravia, A., Diesmos, A. C., Tominaga, A., Shrestha, B. & 103 others, Gratwicke, B., Tjaturadi, B., Martínez Rivera, C. C., Vásquez Almazán, C. R., Señaris, C., Chandramouli, S. R., Strüssmann, C., Cortez Fernández, C. F., Azat, C., Hoskin, C. J., Hilton-Taylor, C., Whyte, D. L., Gower, D. J., Olson, D. H., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Santana, D. J., Nagombi, E., Najafi-Majd, E., Quah, E. S. H., Bolaños, F., Xie, F., Brusquetti, F., Álvarez, F. S., Andreone, F., Glaw, F., Castañeda, F. E., Kraus, F., Parra-Olea, G., Chaves, G., Medina-Rangel, G. F., González-Durán, G., Ortega-Andrade, H. M., Machado, I. F., Das, I., Dias, I. R., Urbina-Cardona, J. N., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Yang, J., Jianping, J., Wangyal, J. T., Rowley, J. J. L., Measey, J., Vasudevan, K., Chan, K. O., Gururaja, K. V., Ovaska, K., Warr, L. C., Canseco-Márquez, L., Toledo, L. F., Díaz, L. M., Khan, M. M. H., Meegaskumbura, M., Acevedo, M. E., Napoli, M. F., Ponce, M. A., Vaira, M., Lampo, M., Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., Scherz, Mark D., Rödel, M., Matsui, M., Fildor, M., Kusrini, M. D., Ahmed, M. F., Rais, M., Kouamé, N. G. G., García, N., Gonwouo, N. L., Burrowes, P. A., Imbun, P. Y., Wagner, P., Kok, P. J. R., Joglar, R. L., Auguste, R. J., Brandão, R. A., Ibáñez, R., von May, R., Hedges, S. B., Biju, S. D., Ganesh, S. R., Wren, S., Das, S., Flechas, S. V., Ashpole, S. L., Robleto-Hernández, S. J., Loader, S. P., Incháustegui, S. J., Garg, S., Phimmachak, S., Richards, S. J., Slimani, T., Osborne-Naikatini, T., Abreu-Jardim, T. P. F., Condez, T. H., De Carvalho, T. R., Cutajar, T. P., Pierson, T. W., Nguyen, T. Q., Kaya, U., Yuan, Z., Long, B., Langhammer, P. & Stuart, S. N., 2023, In: Nature. 622, 7982, p. 308-314 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Polymorphism and synonymy of Brookesia antakarana and B. Ambreensis, leaf chameleons from Montagne d’Ambre in north Madagascar

    Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, F., Rakotoarison, A., Wagler, M. & Vences, M., 2018, In: Salamandra. 54, 4, p. 259-268 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Population diversification in the frog Mantidactylus bellyi on an isolated massif in northern Madagascar based on genetic, morphological, bioacoustic and ecological evidence

    Rasolonjatovo, S. M., Scherz, Mark D., Schmidt, R., Glos, J., Rakotoarison, A., Raselimanana, A. P. & Vences, M., 2022, In: Plos One. 17, 3, 28 p., e0263764.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Predation attempt of Rhombophryne laevipes by Compsophis albiventris

    Eudeline, R., Wang, C. Y. & Scherz, Mark D., 2015, In: Herpetology Notes. 8, p. 393-394 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Pseudoxyrhophiidae and Psammophiidae, Colubroid snakes, Bibilava

    Cadle, J. E., Scherz, Mark D., Ruane, S., Burbrink, F. T., Raxworthy, C. J. & Glaw, F., 2022, The New Natural History of Madagascar. Goodman, S. M. (ed.). Princeton University Press, Vol. 2. p. 1525-1531 7 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

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