Smith's blind skink

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Smith's blind skink

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. smithi
Binomial name
Dibamus smithi
Greer, 1985

Smith's blind skink (Dibamus smithi) is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, smithi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.[2]

Geographic range

D. smithi is found in central Vietnam.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. smithi is forest, at altitudes of 1,212–1,515 m (3,976–4,970 ft).[1]

Reproduction

D. smithi is oviparous.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Greer AE (1985). "The Relationships of the Lizard Genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus ". Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 116–156. (Dibamus smithi, new species).
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