Dibamus greeri explained

Dibamus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's blind skink, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.^[1]

Ecology and reproduction

D. greeri is a fossorial species occurring in both primary and secondary forest. It is oviparous.

Further reading

• Darevsky I (1992). "Two New Species of the Worm-Like Lizard Dibamus (Sauria: Dibamidae), with Remarks on the Distribution and Ecology of Dibamus in Vietnam". Asiatic Herpetological Research 4: 1–12. (Dibamus greeri, new species, pp. 5–8, Figures 6, 7A, 7B, 8, 11C + Plate 1).
• Nguyen, Van Sang; Ho, Thu Cuc; Nguyen, Quang Truong (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Dibamus greeri, p. 108).