Dibamus greeri
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Dibamidae |
| Genus: | Dibamus |
| Species: | D. greeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dibamus greeri Darevsky, 1992 | |
Etymology
The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[2][3]
Ecology and reproduction
D. greeri is a fossorial species occurring in both primary and secondary forest.[1] It is oviparous.[2]
References
- Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Dibamus greeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104680406A104718281. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- 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
- 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.
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