Smith's blind skink (Dibamus smithi) is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Dibamidae |
| Genus: | Dibamus |
| Species: | D. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dibamus smithi Greer, 1985
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Etymology
editThe specific name, smithi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.[2]
Geographic range
editD. smithi is found in central Vietnam.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of D. smithi is forest, at altitudes of 1,212–1,515 m (3,976–4,970 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Nguyen, T.Q.; Bain, R.H.; Hallermann, J. (2018). "Dibamus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T177544A112130900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T177544A112130900.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Species Dibamus smithi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- 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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