''Dibamus'' is a

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of legless

lizards Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The ...

in the

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Dibamidae Dibamidae or blind skinks is a family of lizards characterized by their elongated cylindrical body and an apparent lack of limbs. Female dibamids are entirely limbless and the males retain small flap-like hind limbs, which they use to grip their ...

. Neang T, Holden J, Eastoe T, Seng R, Ith S, Grismer LL (2011). "A new species of ''Dibamus'' (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, southwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia". ''Zootaxa'' 2828: 58-68.

Etymology

Greek δίβαμος ''dibamos'' "two-footed, on two legs".

Species

The following 24

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

are recognized as being valid. *'' Dibamus alfredi'' – Alfred's blind skink, Alfred's dibamid lizard, Alfred's limbless skink *'' Dibamus bogadeki'' *''

Dibamus booliati ''Dibamus booliati'', sometimes known as Boo Liat's blind lizard, is a legless lizard endemic to Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya and also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the western ...

'' – Boo Liat's blind lizard *'' Dibamus bourreti'' – Bourret's blind skink *'' Dibamus celebensis'' *'' Dibamus dalaiensis'' *''

Dibamus deharvengi ''Dibamus deharvengi'' is a legless lizard. It endemic to Vietnam and only known from its type locality in Binh Châu forest, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province. The locality is a dipterocarp forest in the Binh Chau–Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve. ''D ...

'' *'' Dibamus dezwaani'' *'' Dibamus floweri'' – Flowers's blind lizard *'' Dibamus greeri'' – Greer's blind skink *''

Dibamus ingeri ''Dibamus ingeri'' is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The specific name, ''ingeri'', is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger. ...

'' *'' Dibamus kondaoensis'' *''

Dibamus leucurus The white blind skink (''Dibamus leucurus'') is a legless lizard found in Indonesia and the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located ...

'' – white blind skink *'' Dibamus manadotuaensis'' *''

Dibamus montanus The mountain blind skink (''Dibamus montanus'') is a legless lizard endemic to Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and ...

'' – mountain blind skink *''

Dibamus nicobaricum ''Dibamus nicobaricum'' is a species of lizard found in the Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an archipelago, archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and ...

'' *'' Dibamus novaeguineae'' *''

Dibamus oetamai ''Dibamus oetamai'', also known as the Buton blind skink, is a species of blind lizard (''Dibamus'') endemic to Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi. This blind lizard lives hidden beneath the ground surface, especially in the moist leaf litter laye ...

'' – Buton blind skink *'' Dibamus seramensis'' – Seram blind skink *''

Dibamus smithi 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. Beolens B, W ...

'' – Smith's blind skink *'' Dibamus somsaki'' – Somsak's blind lizard, Somsak's dibamid lizard *'' Dibamus taylori'' – Lesser Sunda blind lizard, Taylor's blind skink *'' Dibamus tebal'' *'' Dibamus tiomanensis'' – Tioman Island blind lizard *'' Dibamus vorisi'' Added in 2023: ' – Ninh Thuận blind lizard Note: A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Dibamus''.

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