The frogs are back! In a year of episodes rich in amphibians, New Species rounds out 2022 with Dr. Mark Scherz and his paper describing 20 new species of frogs from Madagascar. This paper has everything! Barcode fishing, large-scale scientific collaboration, and plenty of fascinating frog facts. The real question I should have asked Mark is how he became an expert in Brygoomantis calls - as you’ll hear in this episode, he’s very accomplished.
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Mark Scherz’s paper “An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar” is in Volume 7 Issue 2 of Megataxa.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.7.2.1
New Species: M. ambohimitombi marefo, M. ambohimitombi miloko, M. mahery, M. steinfartzi, M. incognitus, M. jonasi, M. katae, M. kortei, M. riparius, M. fergusoni, M. georgei, M. jahnarum, M. marintsoai, M. grubenmanni, M. gudrunae, M. augustini, M. bletzae, M. brevirostris, M. eulenbergeri, M. glosi., M. stelliger, M. manerana, M. manerana fotaka, and M. manerana antsanga.
Episode image (M. stelliger) courtesy Miguel Vences
Find Mark on twitter: @MarkScherz
Or on Mastedon: @MarkScherz @EcoEvo.social
Or how about Tumblr: MarkScherz.tumblr.com
Or check out his website: MarkScherz.com
Mark’s other content includes:
Anatomy Insights: www.youtube.com/AnatomyInsights
Squamates Podcast: http://squamatespod.com/
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