Dibamus dalaiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Dibamidae |
Genus: | Dibamus |
Species: | D. dalaiensis |
Binomial name | |
Dibamus dalaiensis Neang et al., 2011 | |
Dibamus dalaiensis is a legless lizard endemic to Cambodia. [1]
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