Amphisbaena medemi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withIn Colombia, A. medemi is found in the departments of Atlántico, Cesar, and La Guajira.
The preferred habitat of A. medemi is forest at altitudes of 45–776 m (148–2,546 ft).
A. medemi is oviparous.