Dibamus somsaki

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Dibamus somsaki

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. somsaki
Binomial name
Dibamus somsaki
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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.[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, somsaki, is in honor of Thai zoologist .[3]

Habitat[]

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

Reproduction[]

D. somsaki is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cota, M.; Duengkae, P. (2018). "Dibamus somsaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104680864A104718301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104680864A104718301.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Dibamus somsaki at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus somsaki, p. 248).

Further reading[]

  • , , (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • , Nabhitabhata J, , (1997). "A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Thailand". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 45 (2): 275–279. (Dibamus somsaki, new species).
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