Dibamus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's blind skink, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
Dibamus greeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Dibamidae |
Genus: | Dibamus |
Species: | D. greeri
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Binomial name | |
Dibamus greeri Darevsky, 1992
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Etymology
editThe specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[2][3]
Ecology and reproduction
editD. greeri is a fossorial species occurring in both primary and secondary forest.[1] It is oviparous.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Dibamus greeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104680406A104718281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104680406A104718281.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Dibamus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2020.
- ^ 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. (Dibamus greeri, p. 108).
Further reading
edit- Darevsky I (1992). "Two New Species of the Worm-Like Lizard Dibamus (Sauria: Dibamidae), with Remarks on the Distribution and Ecology of Dibamus in Vietnam". Asiatic Herpetological Research 4: 1–12. (Dibamus greeri, new species, pp. 5–8, Figures 6, 7A, 7B, 8, 11C + Plate 1).
- Nguyen, Van Sang; Ho, Thu Cuc; Nguyen, Quang Truong (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.