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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. greeri
Binomial name
Dibamus greeri
Darevsky, 1992

Etymology

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The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[2][3]

Ecology and reproduction

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D. greeri is a fossorial species occurring in both primary and secondary forest.[1] It is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Dibamus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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.