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Mark Scherz chameleon episode

Ep 57: Chameleon Taxonomy wth Mark Scherz

Join me as I talk with Mark Scherz and we learn about how chameleon species are determined and how they get their names! Mark studies the herpetofauna in Madagascar and gives us a fascinating insight into the life and work of a scientist studying chameleons!

Mark Scherz

If you would like to follow Mark you can check out his blog through the link below.

websitelink

 

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Mark on tumblr

Mark talked about the hemipenes of Calumma marojezense. Below is a picture he took of the wild looking hemipenes!

 

chameleon hemipenes
hemipenes of the Calumma marojezense.

 

Please enjoy some beautiful images from Mark’s travels

calumma nasutum
Calumma nastusum at Marojejy

 

 

calumma timoni
Calumma timoni at Marojejy

We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a bit! I will be keeping track of Mark in the field and will report back to the listening audience how things are going and what is being discovered.

Brookesia chameleon
A Brookesia species

Thank you, Mark, for coming on the Chameleon Breeder Podcast!