Amphisbaena medemi

Amphisbaena medemi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. medemi
Binomial name
	Amphisbaena medemi; Gans & Mathers, 1977

Last updated September 30, 2025

Amphisbaena medemi is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.^[3]

Geographic range

In Colombia, Amphisbaena medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of Amphisbaena medemi is forest at altitudes of 45–776 m (148–2,546 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Amphisbaena medemi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 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).

Gans, Carl (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphibaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 16).
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 Zoology72 (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 data1 (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 Paulo42 (15): 351–362.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Amphisbaena medemi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

[3] 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).

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