Amphisbaena medemi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. medemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena medemi | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.[3]
Geographic range edit
In Colombia, A. medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred habitat of A. medemi is forest at altitudes of 45–776 m (148–2,546 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N. (2016). "Amphisbaena medemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44550971A44550974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44550971A44550974.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Amphisbaena medemi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).
Further reading edit
- Gans, Carl; Mathers, Sandra (1977). "Amphisbaena medemi, An Interesting New Species from Colombia (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia), with a Key to the Amphisbaenians of the Americas". Fieldiana Zoology 72 (2): 21–46.
- Meza-Joya, Fabio Leonardo (2015). "New records of Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Caribbean region of northern Colombia". Check List the journal of biodiversity data 1 (1): (Article 1526) 1–3.
- Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Univeridade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.