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Amphisbaena medemi
Amphisbaena medemi is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
From the article Amphisbaena medemi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
In Colombia, Amphisbaena medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amphisbaena medemi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31828.