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Dibamus ingeri

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Dibamus ingeri
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.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[3]

Geographic range

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D. ingeri is found in the northeastern portion of the island of Borneo, in Sipitang District, Sabah, East Malaysia.[1]

Habitat

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

Description

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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.[2]

Reproduction

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D. ingeri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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

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  • 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).