Dibamus bourreti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Dibamia |
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.
The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of D. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft). [1]
D. bourreti is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]