Neusticurus medemi explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Colombian herpetologist Federico Medem.^[1]

Geographic range

N. medemi is found in Colombia (Vaupés Department) and Venezuela.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. medemi are freshwater wetlands and forest, at altitudes of 100–

Reproduction

N. medemi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Dixon JR, Lamar WW (1981). "A New Species of Microteiid Lizard (Genus Neusticurus) from Colombia". Journal of Herpetology 15 (3): 309–314. (Neusticurus medemi, new species).
• Rivas GA, César R. Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist" Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.

Notes and References

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