Dibamus vorisi

Dibamus vorisi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Dibamia
Family:	Dibamidae
Genus:	Dibamus
Species:	D. vorisi
Binomial name
	Dibamus vorisi; Das & Lim, 2003

Last updated October 02, 2025

Dibamus vorisi is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Borneo.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, vorisi, is in honor of American herpetologist Harold Knight Voris (born 1940) of the Field Museum of Natural History.^[2]^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. vorisi is forest.^[1]

Description

D. vorisi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in). The tail is short, about 14% SVL in males, and only about 6% SVL in females.^[2]

Reproduction

D. vorisi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D. (2018). "Dibamus vorisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99942500A99942508. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99942500A99942508.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Dibamus vorisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 12 April 2020.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus vorisi, p. 276).

Das I, Lim KKP (2003). "Two new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Borneo". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology51 (1): 137–141. (Dibamus vorisi, new species).
Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Dibamus vorisi, p. 12).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D. (2018). "Dibamus vorisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99942500A99942508. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99942500A99942508.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Dibamus vorisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 12 April 2020.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus vorisi, p. 276).

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