Dermophis donaldtrumpi

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Etymology

Named after US President Donald Trump in 2018, in protest against his environmental policies and views.

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Dermophis donaldtrumpi m

  1. A proposed name for a putative new species of caecilian.
    • 2018 December 18, Rhett Butler, “Relative of ‘penis snake’ amphibian named after Donald Trump”, in Mongabay‎[1], archived from the original on 22 May 2025:
      EnviroBuild notes that as an amphibian, Demorphus donaldtrumpi is particularly vulnerable to climate change. It is therefore using the name as a cheeky way to spur awareness about President Trump’s climate policies. “Donald Trump has claimed that climate change is a hoax by the Chinese,” stated the company. “As Demorphus donaldtrumpi is an amphibian, it is particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and is therefore in danger of becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesake’s climate policies.”
    • 2018 December 19, Jack Guy, “Blind, burrowing amphibian named after Donald Trump”, in CNN‎[2] (in English):
      Dermophis donaldtrumpi was discovered in Panama and has a propensity for burrowing its head in the ground, said Aidan Bell, co-founder of sustainable building materials company EnviroBuild. […] “As demorphis[sic] donaldtrumpi is an amphibian, it is particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and is therefore in danger of becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesake’s climate policies,” said Bell in a statement.

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