I have had the good fortune of having a great deal of my research featured in various media forms. Here, I try to maintain a rough list of my media appearances, but it is definitely not exhaustive.<\/p>\n
If you would like to get in touch with me about a media appearance or consultation, you can reach me via email<\/a>.<\/p>\nInternet News Outlets<\/h3>\n
Miscellaneous news:<\/p>\n
\n- 2017-09-07: Smithsonian Magazine: A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-10-15: Gone Froggin’: Herper of the Week: Mark D. Scherz<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2018-05-22: Deutsche Welle: Scientists race to name unknown species before biodiversity disappears<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2019-12-26: Mongabay.com: Photos: Top 15 new species of 2019<\/a> (features\u00a0Mini<\/em> species and\u00a0Uroplatus finaritra<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- 2020-01-31: The Crazy Snakeman:\u00a0The Snakeman\u2019s Lair- with Dr. Mark Scherz<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2021-05-02: Lemur Conservation Network: On the Ground in Madagascar with Dr. Mark D. Scherz<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2021-07-25: CETAF: E-SCoRe Award 2nd edition online ceremony: Dr. Mark D. Scherz announced the winner of this year!<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2021-12-12: rfi.fr: Newly discovered ‘groaning’ Madagascar red-eyed frog is already endangered<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2022-06-15: Gizmodo: These Tiny Frogs Are So, So Bad at Jumping<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2022-06-24: NewScientist: Evenwichtsorgaan van klunzige Braziliaanse kikker is te klein om goed te functioneren<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2023-08-13: Science News: Many frogs glow in blue light, and it may be a secret, eerie language<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2024-02-13: NewScientist: Brazilian flea toad may be the world’s smallest vertebrate<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2024-02-20: BBC Future: See the world’s tiniest frogs – and why being so small is so hard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rhombophryne vaventy<\/em> description<\/p>\n\n- 2014-10-07: Discover Magazine: Meet Madagascar’s Newly Discovered Huge Rhombus Frog<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2015-03-04: Mongabay.com: Madagascar\u2019s frog haven: rich, underexplored, threatened<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rhombophryne<\/em>\u00a0ornata<\/em> and\u00a0R. tany<\/em> description<\/p>\n\n- 2016-01-13: Mongabay.com: Two new frog species discovered in remote Madagascar rainforest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Geckolepis megalepis<\/em><\/p>\n\n- 2017-02-06: National Geographic: New Gecko Sheds Skin on Demand, Looks Like Raw Chicken<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Also in\u00a0Polish<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Japanese<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Science Magazine: To escape predators, this gecko sheds something unusual: its skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: ResearchGate: New species of gecko has giant, disposable scales<\/a> (includes interview with me)<\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Gizmodo: This freaky gecko detaches its giant scales to escape predators<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 same article in Spanish\u00a0here<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Luzerner Zeitung: Gecko wirft bei Angriff seine Schuppen ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Web.de:\u00a0Verbl\u00fcffender Trick: Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: ORF.at:\u00a0Bizarrer Trick: Gecko streift Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: GMX.ch:\u00a0Verbl\u00fcffender Trick: Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Same thing on\u00a0GMX.net<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: DW.com: Studie:\u00a0Wenn Geckos sich nackig machen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Krone.at:\u00a0Ungew\u00f6hliche Taktik: Gecko- Art streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: PBS:\u00a0This gecko rips off its own skin to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung:\u00a0Auf der Flucht die Haut abstreifen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Obwaldner Zeitung:\u00a0Gecko wirft bei Angriff seine Schuppen ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: suedostschweiz.ch:\u00a0Verbl\u00fcffender Trick: Gecko wirft bei Angriff sein Schuppenkleid ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: ABC.es:\u00a0Descubren un lagarto con escamas que se desnuda ante el peligro<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Liewo.li:\u00a0Gecko wirft bei Angriff seine Schuppen ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: WirtschaftsWoche:\u00a0Gecko \u00fcberl\u00e4sst Angreifern die eigene Haut<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: EurekAlert:\u00a0A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Phys.org:\u00a0A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Ludwig-Maximilian Universit\u00e4t:\u00a0Gecko l\u00e4sst die H\u00fcllen fallen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: DailyMail:\u00a0The alien-like gecko that rips off its own skin at the lightest touch leaving it looking like a raw chicken fillet<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: PeerJ blog:\u00a0New species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin \u2013 Author interview with Mark Scherz<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: IDW:\u00a0Bizarre Feindabwehr: Gecko l\u00e4sst die H\u00fcllen fallen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Aarauer Zeitung:\u00a0Verbl\u00fcffender Trick: Gecko wirft bei Angriff sein Schuppenkleid ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: barfi.ch:\u00a0Verbl\u00fcffender Trick: Gecko wirft bei Angriff sein Schuppenkleid ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Tiede:\u00a0Gekko karkaa pedon suusta riisumalla ihonsa<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: n-tv:\u00a0\u00dcberraschende \u00dcberlebensstrategieGecko \u00fcberl\u00e4sst Angreifer seine Haut<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-09: International Business Times: Geckolepis megalepis: Lizard sheds its massive scales to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Gazeta.ru:\u00a0\u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u0438\u0434 \u0433\u0435\u043a\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0441 \u0440\u044b\u0431\u044c\u0435\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u0448\u0443\u0435\u0439<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Spiegel Online:\u00a0Reaktion auf Gefahr: Gecko macht sich nackig<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: yonhap news:\u00a0\ube44\ub298 \ub5a8\uad6c\uace0 \u2018\uc54c\ubab8\u2019\uc73c\ub85c \ub3c4\ub9dd\uac00\ub294 \uc2e0\uc885 \ub3c4\ub9c8\ubc40\ubd99\uc774<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Seeker:\u00a0This gecko\u2019s tear-away skin helps it escape the jaws of predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: BBC:\u00a0Gecko eludes foes with tearaway skin<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 also in\u00a0Portugese<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Yahoo:\u00a0Geckolepis megalepis: Lizard sheds its massive scales to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Popular Science:\u00a0New gecko species can literally squirm right out of its skin (Naked mole rat, eat your heart out)<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-11: M\u00fcnstersche Zeitung: Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Frankfurter Neue Presse:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: FM1: Verbl\u00fcffender Trick:\u00a0Gecko wirft bei Angriff sein Schuppenkleid ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: ScienceDaily:\u00a0A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: kurier.at:\u00a0Gecko strieft bei Angriff Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Mittelbayerische:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: UPI:\u00a0New gecko species boasts giant scales and tear-away skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Zeit Online:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Westf\u00e4lische Rundschau:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: mental_floss:\u00a0New gecko species gets naked to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Washington Post:\u00a0Newly discovered gecko has a quick-release mechanism for escaping predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: iNews:\u00a0New species of gecko discovered \u2013 with massive, tear-away scales<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Top News:\u00a0Gecko eludes foes with tearaway skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Sci-News:\u00a0Geckolepis megalepis: new gecko species has exceptionally large, fish-like scales<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Earth Touch News:\u00a0Forget tail. This gecko sheds its skin to survive attacks.<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: The Telegraph:\u00a0Gecko strips completely naked to flee from attackers.<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Coast to Coast AM:\u00a0Bizarre gecko boasts slick defense<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: LiveScience:\u00a0Newfound gecko species jumps out of its own skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: New York Times:\u00a0Newly discovered gecko escapes danger naked and alive<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Daily Mirror:\u00a0This freaky-looking gecko can shed its skin in an instant to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: cnBeta: \u201c\u65b0\u54c1\u79cd\u201d\u58c1\u864e\u80fd\u591f\u901a\u8fc7\u8715\u6389\u9cde\u7247\u6765\u9003\u8131\u6355\u98df\u8005<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: The Verge:\u00a0This gecko sheds its scales and goes butt naked to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Los Angeles Times: Fish-scale gecko in Madagascar evades predators by getting naked<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Forbes:\u00a0This slippery gecko simply ditches its skin when in trouble<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Cosmos:\u00a0Large scale find<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Atlas Obscura:\u00a0Found: A gecko that loses its giant scales if it is so much as touched<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Univision:\u00a0Este gecko se desnuda para escapar de sus depredadores<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Frankfurter Allgemeine:\u00a0Ein Gecko f\u00e4hrt aus der Haut<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: El Mundo:\u00a0La estrategia del gecko con grandes escamas para evitar ser cazado<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Kopalnia Wiedzy: Gekon umyka wrogom, pozwalaj\u0105c si\u0119 obedrze\u0107 ze sk\u00f3ry<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: fanpage.it:\u00a0Si spoglia per sfuggire ai predatori, ma come ci riesce? Tutto sul geco appena scoperto<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: kenh14.vn: Ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n lo\u00e0i t\u1eafc k\u00e8 l\u1ed9t v\u1ea3y nh\u01b0 c\u00e1, \u0111\u1ecf h\u1ecfn nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t l\u1ed9t<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: The Christian Science Monitor:\u00a0This new gecko species slips out of its scales to escape danger<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Smithsonian:\u00a0New species of fish-scaled gecko can (literally) jump out of its skin<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Le Figaro:\u00a0Le l\u00e9zard pro du strip-tease pour \u00e9chapper \u00e0 ses pr\u00e9dateurs<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: \u0420\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043b\u0435\u0440\/\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438: \u0413\u0435\u043a\u043a\u043e\u043d\u044b \u0441\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u043a\u043e\u0436\u0443 \u0438 \u0447\u0435\u0448\u0443\u044e \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f \u0431\u0435\u0433\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430: \u0443\u0434\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: INFOX:\u00a0\u041e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u0438\u0434 \u0433\u0435\u043a\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432, \u0441\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u0436\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Berliner Morgenpost: Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: The Express:\u00a0Saved by the skin of its teeth: gecko has nature\u2019s strangest defence mechanism<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Novataxa: [Herpetology \u2022 2017]\u00a0Geckolepis megalepis<\/em>\u00a0\u2022 Off the scale: a new species of fish-scale gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae:\u00a0Geckolepis<\/em>) with exceptionally large scales fromt he limestone karst of Ankarana in northern Madagascar<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Welzheimer Kreiszeitung:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Remschnider General-Anzeiger:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Westf\u00e4lische Nachrichten:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Sol.de:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Tagblatt:\u00a0Gecko wirft bei Angriff seine Schuppen ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Niderwaldner Zeitung:\u00a0Gecko wirft bei Angriff seine Schuppen ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Scinexx: Gecko l\u00e4sst die H\u00fcllen fallen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Techly: Raunchy gecko gets naked to escape predators<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Earth.com:\u00a0New gecko species sheds scales for a speedy getaway<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Augsburger Allgemeine:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Pan European Networks:\u00a0Scientists discover new species of Gecko<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Merkur:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: TZ:\u00a0Gecko streift bei Angriff komplette Haut ab<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Huffington Post:\u00a0This astonishing gecko\u2019s skin tears off when a predator tries to catch it (Grim.)<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: ZME Science: Newly discovered \u2018escape artist\u2019 gecko species evades predators by shedding its scales<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Here is a full interview I gave with them.<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: 20 minutos: Descubren en \u00c1frica una nueva especie de gecko que suelta sus escamas para defenderse<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: tvpoolonline: \u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e14\u0e35\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e42\u0e25\u0e01!!! Geckolepis megalepis!!! \u201c\u0e15\u0e38\u0e4a\u0e01\u0e41\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e22\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e38\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u201d \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e04\u0e49\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e14\u0e32\u0e01\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c!!!<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-07: Vice Motherboard:\u00a0Newly discovered gecko gets extremely nude in order to survive<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Globo: Cientistas descobrem lagarto que solta pele do corpo para escapar de predadores<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: scientas.nl: Gekko met enorme afscheurbare schubben ontdekt<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: Param\u00e9ter:\u00a0\u00daj gekk\u00f3fajt fedeztek fel, amely v\u00e9dekez\u00e9skor megv\u00e1lik a pikkelyeit\u0151l<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: ma.hu:\u00a0Kib\u00fajik a b\u0151r\u00e9b\u0151l, ha megijed<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-09: franceinfo: Ce gecko peut survivre sans peau et sans \u00e9cailles pour \u00e9chapper \u00e0 ses pr\u00e9dateurs<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: natura:\u00a0Geckolepis megalepis, il geco che esce dalla pelle per salvarsi dai predatori<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: mother nature network:\u00a0Newly discovered gecko goes nude for safety<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2017-02-08: npr:\u00a0Newly Discovered Gecko\u2019s Giant Breakaway Scales Help It Flee Predators<\/a><\/li>\n