Amphisbaena medemi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena medemi

Name

• Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977: 22

Holotype: FMNH 165245, ♂, collected by Federico Medem between 1–10 December 1965.

Type locality: “Cienaga de Amajehuevo, Canal, Depto. Atlantico, Colombia”.

References

Primary references

• Gans, C. & Mathers, S. 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. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena medemi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2018.
• Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J. & Urbina, N. 2016. IUCN: Amphisbaena medemi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44550971A44550974. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44550971A44550974.en