Amphisbaena medemi explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.^[1]

Geographic range

In Colombia, A. medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. medemi is forest at altitudes of 45-.

Reproduction

A. medemi is oviparous.

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.

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).