Dibamidae, the blind skinks, is a family of small, burrowing, insectivorous lizards with elongated, mostly limbless bodies. Females are completely limbless while males keep small flap-like hind limbs used in mating. The family comprises two genera, the monotypic Anelytropsis of northern Mexico and Dibamus with 23 species across Southeast Asia, and its members have fused skulls, no external ears and reduced eyes covered by scales, typically laying a single hard-shelled egg. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ914326, descriptionView the Source 2. Dibamidae (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Dibamidae or blind skinks is a family of lizards characterized by their elongated cylindrical body and an apparent lack of limbs.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Dibamidae
Wikidata Q914326, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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