Neusticurus medemi

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Calderón, M. |author2=Rivas, G. |date=2016 |title=Neusticurus medemi |volume=2016 |page=e.T44578647A44578652 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578647A44578652.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Neusticurus

| species = medemi

| authority = Dixon & Lamar, 1981

| synonyms =

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Neusticurus medemi, also known commonly as Medem's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.{{NRDB species|genus=Neusticurus|species=medemi|accessdate=30 July 2019}} The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Colombian herpetologist Federico Medem.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).

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 {{convert|100|–|250|m|ft|abbr=on}}

Reproduction

N. medemi is oviparous.

Neusticurus medemi

Etymology

Geographic range

Habitat

Reproduction

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