Smith's blind skink

Smith's blind skink (Dibamus smithi) is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology[]

The specific name, smithi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.^[2]

D. smithi is found in central Vietnam.^[3]

The preferred natural habitat of D. smithi is forest, at altitudes of 1,212–1,515 m (3,976–4,970 ft).^[1]

D. smithi is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Nguyen, T.Q.; Bain, R.H.; Hallermann, J. (2018). "Dibamus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T177544A112130900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T177544A112130900.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dibamus smithi, p. 247).
^ ^a ^b Species Dibamus smithi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Greer AE (1985). "The Relationships of the Lizard Genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus ". Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 116–156. (Dibamus smithi, new species).
, , (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.

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