Conceptual design and realization of educational programmes for exhibitions and events
Development of media supplements to exhibitions
Scheduling of guided tours and programmes
Assistance in exhibition planning
Quality management
Publications
2020
Escalona, M., S. Lotzkat & J. García Gutiérrez (2020): Bolitoglossa borburata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59141A109541563.
Marshall, B.M., P. Freed, L.J. Vitt, P. Bernardo, G. Vogel, S. Lotzkat, M. Franzen, J. Hallermann, R.D. Sage, B. Bush, M. Ribeiro Duarte, L.J. Avila, D. Jandzik, B. Klusmeyer, B. Maryan, J. Hosek, & P. Uetz (2020): An inventory of online reptile images. Zootaxa 4896 (2): 251–264.
Batista, A., A. Hertz, M. Ponce & S. Lotzkat (2020): Notes on amphibians and reptiles from western Panama. Herpetology Notes 13: 219–229.
Hernández Morales, C., M. José Sturaro, P.M. Sales Nunes, S. Lotzkat & P.L. V. Peloso (2020): A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea). Cladistics 36 (3): 301–321.
miscellaneous
Lotzkat, S. & A.M. Rahn (2020): Ferienakademie 2018: Evolution – über Vielfalt und Nachhaltigkeit in der Natur. S. 34–35 in: Von Kalnein, A., Räpple, U. (Hrsg.): Gemeinsam Zukunftsperspektiven schaffen: Academic Welcome Program Bad Homburg 2016–2019. Werner Reimers Stiftung, Bad Homburg.
Lotzkat, S. (2020): Prólogo para Batista, A. & M. Miranda (2020): Serpientes de Panamá: venenosas y más comunes no venenosas. Los Naturalistas, Panamá. 195 pp.
Rojas-Runjaic, F.J.M., S. Lotzkat, A.S. Tójar, J.L. Vieira-Fernandes & L.A. Rodríguez (2018): Anfibios y reptiles de la Reserva Ecológica Guáquira, Yaracuy, Venezuela. Farbige Bestimmungstafeln, 7 S. fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides/guide/1077.
Lotzkat, S. (2017): Book Review: Verbreitung, Biologie und Schutz der Erdkröte Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Amphibienschutzes an Straßen. Herpetological Review 48 (3): 691–692.
Lotzkat, S. (2017): Foreword to Ray, J.M. (2017): Snakes of Panama: A Field Guide to all Species. CreateSpace. 214 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Ausgewählte Exponate für Führungen im Senckenbergmuseum. Museumspädagogik des Senckenberg Naturmuseums Frankfurt. 158 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Führungskonzept: Biodiversität – Entdecken, Erforschen, Erhalten (SEKII). Museumspädagogik des Senckenberg Naturmuseums Frankfurt. 34 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Führungskonzept: Genetische Vielfalt: Entstehung neuer Arten (SEK II) (Biodiversität III). Museumspädagogik des Senckenberg Naturmuseums Frankfurt. 17 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Führungskonzept: Evolution der Wirbeltiere (SEK II). Museumspädagogik des Senckenberg Naturmuseums Frankfurt. 36 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Führungskonzept: Vielfalt im Wandel (Biodiversität) (SEK I). Museumspädagogik des Senckenberg Naturmuseums Frankfurt. 19 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2013): Book Review: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Cyprus. Herpetological Review 44 (1): 162–164.
Lotzkat, S. (2013): Skript zur Fortbildung: Amphibien und Reptilien im Palmengarten und Botanischen Garten Frankfurt. Grüne Schule im Palmengarten Frankfurt. 32 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2012): YS@S – Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs bei Senckenberg. S. 104–107 in: Mosbrugger, V. (Eds.) 2012: Forschung für die Zukunft – Senckenberg Jahresbericht 2009–2010.
Lotzkat, S.∙ (2011): Buchbesprechung: Grundkurs Amphibien- und Reptilienbestimmung. Senckenberg – Natur ∙ Forschung ∙ Museum 141 (7/8): 274.
Lotzkat, S. (2011): Book Review: The Snakes of Honduras — Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Herpetological Review 42 (4): 627–628.
Lotzkat, S. & V. Köcke (2011): Networken mit Spaß dabei! Viertes Jahrestreffen der Young Scientists @ Senckenberg. Senckenberg – Natur ∙ Forschung ∙ Museum 141 (5/6): 192.
Lotzkat, S. (2010): Reptiles de la Serranía de Tabasará – Cordillera Central entre La Fortuna y Santa Fé, Panamá. Farbige Bestimmungstafeln, 8 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2010): Reptiles de la Serranía de Talamanca – Cordillera Central entre la frontera con Costa Rica y La Fortuna, Panamá. Farbige Bestimmungstafeln, 8 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2010): Reptiles de Los Algarrobos y las tierras bajas de Chiriquí, Panamá. Farbige Bestimmungstafeln, 4 S.
Lotzkat, S. (2010): Reptiles de San San Pond Sak y areas adyacentes en Bocas del Toro, Panama. Farbige Bestimmungstafeln, 4 S.
Lotzkat, S. & G. Köhler (2009): Book Review: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Cusuco National Park, Honduras / Los Anfibios y Reptiles del Parque Nacional Cusuco, Honduras. Herpetological Review 40 (4): 472–473.
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2006): Terrestrische Fauna der Umgebung von Rovinj. S. 89–100 in: Türkay, M. & C. Winter [Eds.]: Bericht über die meeresbiologische Exkursion des Zoologischen Institutes der Universität Frankfurt nach Rovinj/Kroatien 21.VIII–3.IX 2005.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz & J. Valera-Leal (2007): Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hylomantis medinai: distribution extension by discovery of a third population. Check List 3 (3): 200–203.
2008
Lotzkat, S., M. Natera-Mumaw, A. Hertz, J. Sunyer & D. Mora (2008): New state records of Dipsas variegata (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril 1854) (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northern Venezuela, with comments on natural history. Herpetotropicos 4 (1): 25–29.
Sunyer, J., S. Lotzkat, A. Hertz, D.B. Wake, B.M. Aleman, S.J. Robleto & G. Köhler (2008): Two new species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) from southern Nicaragua (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 88 (2): 319–328.
2009
Hertz, A., M. Natera, S. Lotzkat, J. Sunyer & D. Mora (2009): Life History: Bothrops asper. Prey. Herpetological Review 40 (2): 230.
2010
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2010): Notes on vocalisation and natural history of Hylomantis medinae (Funkhouser, 1962) (Anura, Hylidae) from northern Venezuela. Salamandra 46 (2): 121–124.
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2010): Cochranella albomaculata. Predation. Herpetological Review 41 (2): 194.
Köhler, G., S. Lotzkat & A. Hertz (2010): A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from western Panama. Herpetologica 66 (1): 80–85.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz, L. Stadler, N. Hamad, A. Carrizo & G. Köhler (2010): Noteworthy Distribution Records of Reptiles from Western Panamá. Herpetological Review 41 (4): 520–523.
Lotzkat, S., J.J. Köhler, A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2010): Morphology and colouration of male Anolis datzorum (Squamata: Polychrotidae). Salamandra 46 (1): 48–52.
Lotzkat, S., L. Stadler, A. Carrizo, A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2010): Notes on the easternmost population of Diploglossus bilobatus (Squamata: Anguidae) in Veraguas, Panama. Salamandra 46 (1): 59–62.
2011
Hertz, A., S. Lotzkat, L. Stadler, N. Hamad, A. Carrizo & G. Köhler (2011): Noteworthy records of Amphibians from Western Panamá. Herpetological Review 42 (2): 245–250.
Lotzkat, S., J.-F. Bienentreu, A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2011): A new species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguania: Dactyloidae) formerly referred to as A. pachypus from the Cordillera de Talamanca of western Panama and adjacent Costa Rica. Zootaxa 3125: 1–21.
Lotzkat, S. & A. Hertz (2011 "2010"): La herpetofauna (Amphibia: Anura, Caudata; Reptilia: Crocodylia, Squamata, Testunides) de Los Algarrobos, Chiriquí, occidente de Panamá. Puente Biológico 3: 89–99.
2012
Hertz, A., F. Hauenschild, S. Lotzkat & G. Köhler (2012): A new golden frog species of the genus Diasporus (Amphibia, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Cordillera Central, western Panama. ZooKeys 196: 23–46.
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2012): A new range extension record of the canopy-dwelling frog Isthmohyla picadoi (Dunn, 1937) (Amphibia: Hylidae) from the Serranía de Tabasará, Panamá. Herpetology Notes 5: 37–39.
Hertz, A., S. Lotzkat, A. Carrizo, M. Ponce, G. Köhler & B. Streit (2012): Field notes on findings of threatened amphibian species in the central mountain range of western Panama. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 6 (2): 9–30.
Köhler, G., A. Batista, M. Vesely, M. Ponce, A. Carrizo & S. Lotzkat (2012): Evidence for the recognition of two species of Anolis formerly referred to as A. tropidogaster (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3348: 1–23.
Lotzkat, S., A. Batista, J. Vargas, A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2012): Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Potamites apodemus (Uzzell, 1966): Distribution extension and first records from Panama. Check List 8 (2): 302–306.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz, R. De Leon & G. Köhler (2012): Distribution extension for Leposoma rugiceps (Cope, 1869) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in Panama, with first record from Bocas del Toro Province. Check List 8 (3): 520–524.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2012): A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) from the Cordillera Central of western Panama, with comments on other species of the genus in this area. Zootaxa 3485: 26–40.
Lotzkat, S., L. Stadler, A. Batista, A. Hertz, M. Ponce, N. Hamad & G. Köhler (2012): Distribution extension for Anolis gruuo Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007 (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae), in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé of western Panama, and first records from Veraguas province. Check List 8 (4): 620–625.
2013
Bienentreu, J.-F., A. Hertz,. G. Köhler & S. Lotzkat (2013): Distribution extension for Anolis salvini Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae), in western Panama. Check List 9 (1): 169–174.
Hertz, A., S. Lotzkat, & G. Köhler (2013): New distribution records and variation of the two common lowland salamanders Bolitoglossa colonnea (Dunn, 1924) and B. lignicolor (Peters, 1873) in Panama (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae). Check List 9 (1): 83–91.
Hertz, A., S. Lotzkat, & G. Köhler (2013): A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata, Plethodontidae) from the continental divide of western Panama. Zootaxa 3636 (3): 463–475.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz, J.-F. Bienentreu & G. Köhler (2013): Distribution and variation of the giant alpha anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) of the genus Dactyloa in the highlands of western Panama, with the description of a new species formerly referred to as D. microtus. Zootaxa 3626 (1): 1–54.
2014
Batista, A., A. Hertz, K. Mebert, G. Köhler, S. Lotzkat, M. Ponce & M. Vesely (2014): Two new fringe-limbed frogs of the genus Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Panama. Zootaxa 3826 (3): 449–474.
Köhler, G., J. Vargas & S. Lotzkat (2014): Two new species of the Norops pachypus complex (Squamata, Dactyloidae) from Costa Rica. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1 (2): 254–280.
Lotzkat, S. (2014): Diversity, taxonomy, and biogeography of the reptiles inhabiting the highlands of the Cordillera Central (Serranía de Talamanca and Serranía de Tabasará) in western Panama. Doktorarbeit, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, 930 S. publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37824.
Lotzkat, S., A. Batista, M. Ponce & A. Hertz (2014): Distribution extension for Anolis pseudokemptoni Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007 (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae), a microendemic to the Serranía de Tabasará in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé of western Panama. Check List 10 (1): 189–192.
2015
Batista, A., M. Vesely, K. Mebert, S. Lotzkat & G. Köhler (2015): A new species of Dactyloa from eastern Panama, with comments on other Dactyloa species present in the region. Zootaxa 4039 (1): 57–84.
Batista, A., M. Ponce, M. Vesely, K. Mebert, A. Hertz, G. Köhler, A. Carrizo & S. Lotzkat (2015): Revision of the genus Lepidoblepharis (Reptilia: Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in Central America, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 3994 (2): 187–221.
2016
Batista, A., K. Mebert, S. Lotzkat & L.D. Wilson (2016): A new species of centipede snake of the genus Tantilla (Squamata: Colubridae) from an isolated premontane forest in eastern Panama. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (4): 949–960.
Esqueda, L.F., S. Lotzkat, A. Hertz, M. Natera, J. Valera-Leal, E. La Marca, F.J.M. Rojas-Runjaic & R. Rivero (2016): Morphological variation and geographic distribution of Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (Sauria, Sphaerodactylidae) in Venezuela. SABER 28 (1): 18–29.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2016): A new species of Celestus (Squamata: Anguidae) from western Panama. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (4): 962–975.
2017
Esqueda, L.F., S. Bazó & S. Lotzkat (2017): Occurrence of Oreosaurus cephalolineatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in the lacustrine slope of Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela. Saber 29: 743–747.
2018
Cacciali, P., S. Lotzkat, T. Gamble & G. Köhler (2018): Cryptic diversity in the Neotropical gecko genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A new species from Paraguay. International Journal of Zoology 2018 (3958327): 1–14.
Popular science
in press / submitted
Lotzkat, S. & G. Köhler (submitted): Less is more! Reducing formalin boosts the value and utility of voucher specimens. Herpetological Review.
Herpetology
2008
Hertz, A., S. Lotzkat & G. Köhler (2008): Ein Gebirge, zwei Gesichter – eine herpetologische Forschungsreise nach Venezuela. Natur und Museum 138 (1/2): 1–13.
2009
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2009): Herpetologische Forschung in Mittelamerika. Terraria 20: 79–82.
Lotzkat, S., A. Hertz & G. Köhler (2009): Auf herpetologischer Expedition in den Bergwäldern Panamas. Natur und Museum 139 (7/8): 228–235.
2010
Lotzkat, S. & A. Hertz (2010): Panama Expeditions-Blog. 16 illustrierte Blog-Einträge.
2011
Köhler, G., J.J. Köhler, A. Schulze, J. Vargas, S. Lotzkat & E. Thiel (2011): Frösche, Schlangen, Salamander – Biodiversitäts-Monitoring in Costa Rica. Senckenberg – Natur ∙ Forschung ∙ Museum 141 (7/8): 246–253.
2012
Hertz, A. & S. Lotzkat (2012): Die Frösche pfeifen auf Kupfer – Amphibienforschung in der Serranía de Tabasará. Senckenberg – Natur ∙ Forschung ∙ Museum 142 (7/8): 270–273.
Lotzkat, S. (2012): Neue Schneckennatter setzt Zeichen gegen Raubbau. Terraria/elaphe 39: 54–55.
2013
Lotzkat, S. & J. Vargas (2013–2014): Isla del Coco Expeditions-Blog. 13 illustrierte Blog-Einträge.
Lotzkat, S. & A. Hertz (2008–2013): Biodiversität, Ökologie und Zoogeographie der Herpetofauna der Zentralkordillere im westlichen Panama. Projekt-Website.
2015
Lotzkat, S. (2015): Nur Haut und Knochen: der Schildkrötenpanzer. S. 86–91 in: Kropp, R. (Hrsg.): Genial geschützt! Raffinierte Verpackungen in der Natur. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt.
2016
* Lotzkat, S. (2016): Keine Bange vor der Schlange. Carl Hanser Verlag, München. 296 S.
* Lotzkat, S. (2016): Landflucht der Wildtiere. Wie Wildschwein, Waschbär, Wolf und Co. unsere Städte erobern. Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg. 303 S.
2017
Lotzkat, S. (2017): Colecciones zoológicas como archivos de la vida: la colección herpetológica en el Instituto de Investigación Senckenberg, Fráncfort del Meno (Alemania). ARCHIVUM – Boletín del archivo de la Universidad Ricardo Palma 24: 19–31.
Lotzkat, S. & C. Frosch (2017): Neozoen: Tiere mit Migrationshintergrund. S. 66–73 in: Jenny, M. (Hrsg.): Neophyten. Der Palmengarten, Sonderheft 49.
Freelancer for the museum educational service ("Museumspädagogik") at Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt and the garden educational service ("Grüne Schule") at Palmengarten Frankfurt
2007-2018
Research associate of the Herpetology Department at Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt
2007-2015
PhD studies at the Faculty of Biosciences at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt and the Herpetology Department at Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt, Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. phil. nat.)
2001-2007
Diploma course of studies in Biology at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Diploma
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Awards
2017 Werner und Inge Grüter Prize for Science Communication
2007 Chimaira Science Award for young herpetologists