| Dibamus bourreti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
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]
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