Mark D. Scherz

Mark D. Scherz

Tenure Track Assistant Professor


  1. Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae)

    Scherz, Mark D., Vences, M., Rakotoarison, A., Andreone, F., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Crottini, A., 2016, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 100, p. 372-381 10 p.

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  2. Rediscovery of frogs belonging to the enigmatic microhylid genus Madecassophryne in the Anosy Massif, south-eastern Madagascar

    Rakotoarison, A., Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, F. & Vences, M., 2017, In: Salamandra. 53, 4, p. 507-518 12 p.

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  3. Published

    Repeated divergence of amphibians and reptiles across an elevational gradient in northern Madagascar

    Scherz, Mark D., Schmidt, R., Brown, J. L., Glos, J., Lattenkamp, E. Z., Rakotomalala, Z., Rakotoarison, A., Rakotonindrina, R. T., Randriamalala, O., Raselimanana, A. P., Rasolonjatovo, S. M., Ratsoavina, F. M., Razafindraibe, J. H., Glaw, F. & Vences, M., 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 3, 17 p., e9914.

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  4. Repositories for Taxonomic Data: Where We Are and What is Missing

    Miralles, A., Bruy, T., Wolcott, K., Scherz, M. D., Begerow, D., Beszteri, B., Bonkowski, M., Felden, J., Gemeinholzer, B., Glaw, F., Glöckner, F. O., Hawlitschek, O., Kostadinov, I., Nattkemper, T. W., Printzen, C., Renz, J., Rybalka, N., Stadler, M., Weibulat, T., Wilke, T. & 2 others, Renner, S. S. & Vences, M., 2020, In: Systematic Biology. 69, 6, p. 1231-1253 23 p.

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  5. Resurrection and re-description of Plethodontohyla laevis (boettger, 1913) and transfer of Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) to the genus Plethodontohyla (Amphibia, Microhylidae, Cophylinae)

    Bellati, A., Scherz, Mark D., Megson, S., Roberts, S. H., Andreone, F., Rosa, G. M., Noël, J., Randrianirina, J. E., Fasola, M., Glaw, F. & Crottini, A., 2018, In: Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94, 1, p. 109-135 27 p.

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  6. Resurrection of the Comoran fish scale gecko Geckolepis humbloti Vaillant, 1887 reveals a disjunct distribution caused by natural overseas dispersal

    Hawlitschek, O., Scherz, Mark D., Straube, N. & Glaw, F., 2016, In: Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 16, p. 289-298 10 p.

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  7. Rising from the ashes: resurrection of the Malagasy chameleons Furcifer monoceras and F. Voeltzkowi (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae), based on micro-CT scans and external morphology

    Sentís, M., Chang, Y., Scherz, Mark D., Prötzel, D. & Glaw, F., 2018, In: Zootaxa. 4483, 3, p. 549-566 18 p.

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  8. Several origins of floral oil in the Angelonieae, a southern hemisphere disjunct clade of Plantaginaceae

    Martins, A. C., Scherz, Mark D. & Renner, S. S., 2014, In: American Journal of Botany. 101, 12, p. 2113-2120 8 p.

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  9. Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs

    Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, F., Hutter, C. R., Bletz, M. C., Rakotoarison, A., Köhler, J. & Vences, M., 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, 32 p., e0219437.

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  10. Splitting and lumping: An integrative taxonomic assessment of Malagasy chameleons in the Calumma guibei complex results in the new species C. gehringi sp. nov.

    Prötzel, D., Vences, M., Scherz, Mark D., Vieites, D. R. & Glaw, F., 2017, In: Vertebrate Zoology. 67, 2, p. 231-249

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