Alfred's blind skink
Alfred's blind skink[2] (Dibamus alfredi) is a species of blind lizards in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Alfred's blind skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Dibamidae |
Genus: | Dibamus |
Species: | D. alfredi |
Binomial name | |
Dibamus alfredi | |
Related species
Another species of Dibamus once had been referred to as Alfred's blind skink, but is now a separate species, Dibamus dezwaani.[3]
Habitat
D. alfredi can be found in primary forests, scrub, secondary forests, and plantations, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[4]
Naming
Also known as Alfred's flat lizard and Alfred's limbless skink, D. alfredi is named after ichthyologist Eric R. Alfred,[5] who was the director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore (1967–1972).[5][6][7]
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See also
References
- "Dibamus alfredi". Zipcode Zoo. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- "Dibamus alfredi ". UNEP-WCMC Species Database. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- Das, Indraneil; Lim, Kelvin K. P. (2005). "New Species of Dibamus from Pulau Nias, Indonesia". Journal of Herpetology. 39: 113–117. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2005)039[0113:NSODSD]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- "Dibamus alfredi ". ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- "Dibamus alfredi TAYLOR, 1962". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- "Former Directors". Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- 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 alfredi, p. 5).
Further reading
- Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 43 (7): 209–263. (Dibamus alfredi, new species, pp. 246–248, Figure 13).
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