Smith's blind skink
Smith's blind skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Dibamidae |
Genus: | Dibamus |
Species: | D. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Dibamus smithi Greer, 1985
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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
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus smithi, p. 247).
- ^ a b Species Dibamus smithi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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).
- ISBN 978-3899734621.