Taylor's Blind Skink Dibamus taylori
Description
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Taylor's blind skink (Dibamus taylori), also known commonly as the Lesser Sunda blind lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[2]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Species Dibamus taylori at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 taylori, p. 261).
Further reading
- Greer AE (1985). "The Relationships of the Lizard Genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus ". Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 116–156. (Dibamus taylori, new species, p. 151).
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Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species: Taylor's Blind Skink Dibamus taylori
Taylor's Blind Skink Dibamus taylori