Amphisbaena medemi

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

Amphisbaena medemi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. medemi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977

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, A. medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.[2]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

A. medemi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N. (2016). "Amphisbaena medemi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44550971A44550974. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44550971A44550974.en. Downloaded on 17 March 2019.
2. 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).

Further reading

• 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.