Smith's blind skink
Smith's blind skink (Dibamus smithi) is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
| Smith's blind skink | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Dibamidae |
| Genus: | Dibamus |
| Species: | D. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dibamus smithi Greer, 1985 | |
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]
References
- Nguyen TQ, Bain RH, Hallermann J (2010). "Dibamus smithi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T177544A7453777. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177544A7453777.en. Downloaded on 07 November 2017.
- 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 smithi, p. 247).
- 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).
- Nguyen VS, Ho TC, Nguyen QT (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
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