Dibamus bourreti

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Dibamus bourreti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. bourreti
Binomial name
Dibamus bourreti
Angel, 1935

Dibamus bourreti, also known commonly as Bourret's blind skink, the white-tailed dibamid, or the white-tailed worm-like lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret. [2]

Geographic range

D. bourreti is found in China and Vietnam. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft). [1]

Behavior

D. bourreti is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]

Reproduction

D. bourreti is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nguyen, T.Q.; Wang, Y.; Yang, J. (2019). "Dibamus bourreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T177579A112101381. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T177579A112101381.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus bourreti, p. 35).
  3. 1 2 Species Dibamus bourreti at The Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org.

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