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Species of lizard

Dibamus ingeri
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species: D. ingeri
Binomial name
Dibamus ingeri
Das & Lim, 2003

Dibamus ingeri is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.

Geographic range

D. ingeri is found in the northeastern portion of the island of Borneo, in Sipitang District, Sabah, East Malaysia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. ingeri, is forest, at an altitude of 1,180 m (3,870 ft).

Description

D. ingeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.6 cm (3.8 in). The tail is relatively short, about 15% SVL.

Reproduction

D. ingeri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Iskandar D, McGuire J (2019). "Dibamus ingeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T99942442A99942449.en. Accessed on 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ Species Dibamus ingeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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 ingeri, p. 129).

Further reading

  • Das, Indraneil (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
  • Das, Indraneil (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Dibamus ingeri, p. 12).
  • Das, Indraneil; Lim, Kelvin K. P. (2003). "Two new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Borneo". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51 (1): 137–141. (Dibamus ingeri, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Dibamus ingeri


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