Literature

Scientific Publications

Rakotoarison, A., Scherz, M.D., Glaw, F., Köhler, J., Andreone, F., Franzen, M., Glos, J., Hawlitschek, O., Jono, T., Mori, A., Ndriantsoa, S.H., Raminosoa Rasoamampionona, N., Riemann, J.C., Rödel, M.-O., Rosa, G.M., Vieites, D.R., Crottini, A. & Vences, M. (2017) Describing the smaller majority: Integrative fast-track taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology, 67(3):271-398. [highres pdf (72 MB)|lowres pdf (15 MB)]

Rakotoarison, A., Scherz, M.D., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. (2017) Rediscovery of frogs belonging to the enigmatic microhylid genus Madecassophryne in the Anosy Massif, south-eastern Madagascar. Salamandra, 53, 507–518. [pdf] [blog post]

Prötzel, D., Vences, M., Scherz, M.D., Vieites, D.R. & Glaw, F. (2017) Splitting and lumping: An integrative taxonomic assessment of Malagasy chameleons in the Calumma guibei complex results in the new species C. gehringi sp. nov. Vertebrate Zoology, 67, 231–249. [pdf] [blog post]

Scherz, M.D., Vences, M., Rakotoarison, A., Andreone, F., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Crottini, A. (2017) Lumping or splitting in the Cophylinae (Anura: Microhylidae) and the need for a parsimony of taxonomic changes: a response to Peloso et al. (2017). Salamandra, 53, 479–483. [pdf]

Scherz, M.D., Hawlitschek, O., Andreone, F., Rakotoarison, A., Vences, M. & Glaw, F. (2017) A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists. Zootaxa, 4273(3):301–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.1 [Request PDF]

Lambert, S.M., Hutter, C.R. & Scherz, M.D. (2017) Diamond in the rough: a new species of fossorial diamond frog (Rhombophryne) from Ranomafana National Park, southeastern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 93:143–155. DOI: 10.3897/zse.93.10188 [pdf] [blog post]

Scherz, M.D., Daza, J.D., Köhler, J., Vences, M. & Glaw, F. (2017) Off the scale: a new species of fish-scale gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Geckolepis) with exceptionally large scales. PeerJ, 5:e2955. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2955. [pdf] [blog post detailing media coverage]

Action Plans

Species Conservation Strategy for Mantella cowani (The Cowan’s Mantella Frog), 2013

Species Conservation Strategy for Mantella aurantiaca (The Golden Mantella Frog), 2011-2015

New Sahonagasy Action Plan 2016 – 2020

Anti-Chytrid Action Plan, Madagascar

Leaflets

Lets Save Cowan’s Mantella (Mantella cowani) Leaflet Part 1

Lets Save Cowan’s Mantella (Mantella cowani) Leaflet Part 2

Magazine Articles

Mantella – A Natural History by Joshua Ralph

Mantella by Joshua Ralph

Breeding Mantella by Joshua Ralph