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Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem

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Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem
Born(1912-08-29)August 29, 1912
DiedMay 1, 1984(1984-05-01) (aged 71)
Bogotá, Colombia)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology

Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem (29 August 1912 in Remten, Russian Empire presently Latvia – 1 May 1984 in Bogotá, Colombia) was a Baltic German zoologist who emigrated to Colombia at age 38 (in 1950) and later became a representative of the IUCN Crocodiles Specialist Group for South America. He was also known as Federico Medem and published under this name.

Eponyms

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

References

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  1. ^ Micrurus medemi at the Reptile Database.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ("Medem", pp. 174–175).

Further reading

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  • Lamar, William W. (1984). "Federico Medem (29 August 1912–1 May 1984)". Herpetologica 40 (4): 468-472.