Staff of the Herpetology Section
Scientific staff
Dr. Frank Glaw
- Head of Department of Vertebrates
- Section leader since 1997
- Tel.: +49-(0)89-8107 111
- E-Mail: Frank.Glaw@zsm.mwn.de
- Research: Amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar and surrounding island groups: systematics, phylogeny, biogeography, diversity, bioacoustics.
- Publications
Technical staff
Dipl.-Biol. Michael Franzen
- Technical assistant
- Tel: +49-(0)89-8107 113
- E-Mail:
Michael.Franzen@zsm.mwn.de
- Research: Amphibians and reptiles of the Middle East and Central America, snakes of Madagascar, salamanders, tiger beetles (Cicindelidae)
- Publications
PhD student
Oliver Hawlitschek
- Tel.: +49-(0)89-8107 115
- E-Mail: hawlitschek@zsm.mwn.de
- Thesis title: Reptiles of Indian Ocean islands: phylogeny, biogeography and the impact of environmental changes.
Students
Johannes Berger
- Tel.: (089) 8107 115
- E-Mail: johannes-berger@web.de
- Thesis: Phylogeny and systematcs of the reptiles of the Comoro islands
Boris Brückmann
- Tel.: (089) 8107 115
- E-Mail: bobrueckmann@gmx.de
- Thesis: Ecological niche modelling and distribution of day geckos
(Phelsuma) of the Comoro islands
Research associates
Dieter Fuchs
- Technical assistant from 1960-2007
- Tel: +49(0)89-8107 115
- Research: Snakes, in particular venomous snakes
Dr. Ulrich Gruber
- " Head of herpetology section from 1971-
- Ostenerstr. 5, 83623 Dietramszell,
- Tel: +49-(0)8027-588 or +49(0)89-8107 115
- Research: Herpetofauna of the Himalayas, amphibians and reptiles of Bavaria, reptiles of Greek islands
- Publications
Dr. Monika Labes
Josef Friedrich Schmidtler