Neusticurus medemi

Neusticurus medemi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Neusticurus
Species:	N. medemi
Binomial name
	Neusticurus medemi; Dixon & Lamar, 1981

Last updated September 04, 2025

Neusticurus medemi, also known commonly as Medem's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Colombian herpetologist Federico Medem.^[3]

Geographic range

Neusticurus medemi is found in Colombia (Vaupés Department) and Venezuela.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Neusticurus medemi are freshwater wetlands and forest, at altitudes of 100–250 m (330–820 ft)^[1]

Diet

Neusticurus medemi preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

Neusticurus medemi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Calderón, M.; Rivas, G. (2022) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Neusticurus medemi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T44578647A217804257. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44578647A217804257.en . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
1 2 3 Neusticurus medemi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 July 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. (Neusticurus medemi, p. 174).

Diago-Toro, María F.; García-Cobos, Daniela; Brigante-Luna, Giovanni D.; Vásquez-Restrepo, Juan D. (2021). "Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia". Zootaxa. 5067 (3): 377–400.
Dixon JR, Lamar WW (1981). "A New Species of Microteiid Lizard (Genus Neusticurus) from Colombia". Journal of Herpetology15 (3): 309–314. (Neusticurus medemi, new species).
Marques-Souza, S.; Prates, I.; Fouquet, A.; Camacho, A.; Kok, P.J.R.; Nunes, P.M.S.; Dal Vechio, F.; Recoder, R.S.; Mejia, N.; Teixeira, M. Jr.; Barrio-Amorós, C.; Cassimiro, J.; Lima, J.D.; Sena, M.A.; Rodrigues, M.T. (2018). "Reconquering the water: Evolution and Systematics of South and Central American aquatic lizards (Gymnophthalmidae)". Zoologica Scripta. 47: 255–265.
Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa3211: 1–64.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Calderón, M.; Rivas, G. (2022) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Neusticurus medemi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T44578647A217804257. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44578647A217804257.en . Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Neusticurus medemi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 July 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. (Neusticurus medemi, p. 174).

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