Amphisbaena medemi

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Amphisbaena medemi
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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

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

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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. 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.
  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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