| Dibamus manadotuaensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Dibamidae |
| Genus: | Dibamus |
| Species: | D. manadotuaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dibamus manadotuaensis | |
Dibamus manadotuaensis is a legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. It is endemic to Manado Tua island off the coast of Sulawesi. [2]
Dibamidae or blind skinks is a family of lizards characterized by their elongated cylindrical body and an apparent lack of limbs. Female dibamids are entirely limbless and the males retain small flap-like hind limbs, which they use to grip their partner during mating. They have a rigidly fused skull, lack pterygoid teeth and external ears. Their eyes are greatly reduced, and covered with a scale.
Dibamus is a genus of legless lizards in the family Dibamidae.
North Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders Davao and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines to the north, the Maluku Sea to the east, Gorontalo and Celebes Sea to the west and the Gulf of Tomini to the southwest. With Miangas, it is the northernmost province of Indonesia. The province's area is 13,892.47 square kilometres (5,363.91 sq mi), and its population was 2,270,596 according to the 2010 census; this rose to 2,621,923 at the 2020 Census.
Manado is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 Census giving a population of 451,916 distributed over a land area of 162.53 km2. The Manado metropolitan area has a population of 1.2 million as of 2018. The city is located adjacent to the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area.
Bunaken is an island of 8 km2, part of the Bunaken National Marine Park. Bunaken is located at the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs administratively to the municipality of Manado. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island.
Dibamus nicobaricum is a species of lizard found in the Nicobar Islands of India.
Bunaken National Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral as well as many fish, mollusc, reptile and marine mammal species. The park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of seagrass plain, coral reef, and coastal ecosystems.
Manado Tua is a volcanic island in the Celebes Sea off the northeast coast of Sulawesi. The island is located on Bunaken National Park.
Dibamus bogadeki, or Bogadek's burrowing lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Hong Kong.
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.
Dibamus dezwaani is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Nias, off Sumatra (Indonesia).
Dibamus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's blind skink, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Dibamus ingeri is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Borneo.
Smith's blind skink is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Dibamus somsaki, also known commonly as Somsak's blind lizard and Somsak's dibamid lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Dibamus tebal is a legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. It is endemic to Pulau Simeuleu in the Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia. The holotype and the only known specimen is a robust-bodied lizard measuring 134 mm (5.3 in) in snout–vent length.
Dibamus tiomanensis, or the Tioman Island blind lizard, is a legless lizard endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia. These lizards can reach 12.3 cm (4.8 in) in snout–vent length. A distinguishing characteristic of this species is that they are brown in color with a lighter brown/tan color on their snout and jaw.
Dibamus vorisi is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Borneo.
Flower's blind lizard is a legless lizard endemic to peninsular Malaysia. It is between 8–13cm long and is gray-brown in color with a lighter ventral surface and a silver-gray band. It burrows beneath rocks, leaf-litter and rotting logs.
Alkhairaat is the largest Islamic community organization in eastern Indonesia based in Palu, Central Sulawesi. This organization was founded by an Arab Indonesians cleric who born in Hadhramaut named Habib Sayyid Idrus bin Salim al-Jufri on June 30, 1930.
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