''Dibamus'' is a

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of legless

lizards Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia althou ...

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 διβαμος ''dibamos'' "two-footed, on two legs".

Species

The following 24

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Dibamus alfredi Alfred's blind skink (''Dibamus alfredi''), also known commonly as Alfred's dibamid lizard, Alfred's limbless skink, and Taylor's limbless skink, is a species of blind lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. R ...

'' – Alfred's blind skink, Alfred's dibamid lizard, Alfred's limbless skink *''

Dibamus bogadeki ''Dibamus bogadeki'', or Bogadek's burrowing lizard ( Chinese: 鮑氏雙足蜥), is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Hong Kong. Etymology ''D. bogadeki'' is named after its first collector, Father A ...

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Dibamus booliati ''Dibamus booliati'', sometimes known as Boo Liat's blind lizard, is a legless lizard endemic to Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-neg ...

'' – Boo Liat's blind lizard *''

Dibamus bourreti ''Dibamus bourreti'', also known commonly as Bourret's blind skink, the white-tailed dibamid, or the white-tailed worm-like lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific ...

'' – Bourret's blind skink *''

Dibamus celebensis ''Dibamus celebensis'' is a legless lizard endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a p ...

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Dibamus dalaiensis ''Dibamus dalaiensis'' is a legless lizard endemic to Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Penin ...

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Dibamus deharvengi ''Dibamus deharvengi'' is a legless lizard endemic to Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast A ...

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Dibamus dezwaani ''Dibamus dezwaani'' is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Nias, off Sumatra (Indonesia). Etymology The specific name, ''dezwaani'', is in honor of Dutch anthropologist Johannes Pieter ...

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Dibamus floweri Flower's blind lizard (''Dibamus floweri'') is a legless lizard endemic to peninsular Malaysia. It is between 8–13 cm (3.1–5.1 in) long and is gray-brown in color with a lighter ventral surface and a silver-gray band. It burrows bene ...

'' – Flowers's blind lizard *'' Dibamus greeri'' – Greer's blind skink *'' Dibamus ingeri'' *'' Dibamus kondaoensis'' *''

Dibamus leucurus The white blind skink (''Dibamus leucurus'') is a legless lizard found in Indonesia and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * ...

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

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

'' *'' Dibamus novaeguineae'' *'' Dibamus seramensis'' – Seram blind skink *'' Dibamus smithi'' – 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 ''Dibamus vorisi'' is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Borneo. Etymology The specific name, ''vorisi'', is in honor of American herpetologist Harold Knight Voris (born 1940) of the Field Museum ...

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

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