Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem (29 August 1912 in Remten,

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zoologist who emigrated to Colombia at age 38 (in 1950) and later became a representative of the

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Crocodiles Specialist Group for South America. He was also known as Federico Medem and published under this name.

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Numerous species have been named after Medem, including four reptiles and two frogs. *''

Micrurus medemi ''Micrurus medemi'' is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified mostly in Meta Department. It was named after Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem.https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&spec ...

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coral snake Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 16 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera (''Calliophis'', '' Hemibungarus' ...

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. *'' Centrolene medemi'' , a frog *'' Amphisbaena medemi'' , an

amphisbaenia Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...

n *'' Neusticurus medemi'' , a spectacled lizard *''

Anolis medemi ''Anolis medemi'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia."''Anolis medemi''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=medemi Reference ...

'' , an anole lizard.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Medem", pp. 174–175). *'' Pristimantis medemi'' , a frog

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