Biology:Neusticurus medemi
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Neusticurus medemi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Neusticurus |
| Species: | N. medemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neusticurus medemi Dixon & Lamar, 1981
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Neusticurus medemi, also known commonly as Medem's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is native to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Colombian herpetologist Federico Medem.[2]
Geographic range
Neusticurus medemi is found in Colombia (Vaupés Department) and Venezuela.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Neusticurus medemi are freshwater wetlands and forest, at altitudes of 100–250 m (330–820 ft)[3]
Diet
Neusticurus medemi preys upon insects.[3]
Reproduction
Neusticurus medemi is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Neusticurus medemi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
- ↑ 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. (Neusticurus medemi, p. 174).
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Further reading
- Diago-Toro, María F.; García-Cobos, Daniela; Brigante-Luna, Giovanni D.; Vásquez-Restrepo, Juan D. (2021). "Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia". Zootaxa 5067 (3): 377–400.
- 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).
- Marques-Souza, S.; Prates, I.; Fouquet, A.; Camacho, A.; Kok, P.J.R.; Nunes, P.M.S.; Dal Vechio, F.; Recoder, R.S. et al. (2018). "Reconquering the water: Evolution and Systematics of South and Central American aquatic lizards (Gymnophthalmidae)". Zoologica Scripta 47: 255–265.
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
Wikidata ☰ Q5313471 entry
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