Dibamus somsaki

Dibamus somsaki, also known commonly as Somsak's blind lizard and Somsak's dibamid lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[2]

Dibamus somsaki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. somsaki
Binomial name
Dibamus somsaki
Honda, Nabhitabhata, Ota & Hikida, 1997

Etymology

The specific name, somsaki, is in honor of Thai zoologist Somsak Panha.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. somsaki is forest.[1]

Reproduction

D. somsaki is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Cota M, Duengkae P (2018). "Dibamus somsaki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104680864A104718301. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104680864A104718301.en. Downloaded on 18 May 2020.
  2. Species Dibamus somsaki at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus somsaki, p. 248).

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Honda M, Nabhitabhata J, Ota H, Hikida T (1997). "A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Thailand". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 45 (2): 275–279. (Dibamus somsaki, new species).



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