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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Dibamia

Familia: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species: Dibamus vorisi
Name

Dibamus vorisi Das & Lim, 2003
References
Primary references

Das, I. & Lim, K.K.P. 2003. Two new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51(1): 137–141. PDF Reference page.

Dibamus vorisi is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Borneo.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, vorisi, is in honor of American herpetologist Harold Knight Voris (born 1940) of the Field Museum of Natural History.[2][3]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. vorisi is forest.[1]
Description

D. vorisi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in). The tail is short, about 14% SVL in males, and only about 6% SVL in females.[2]
Reproduction

D. vorisi is oviparous.[2]
References

McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D. (2018). "Dibamus vorisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T99942500A99942508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99942500A99942508.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Dibamus vorisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 April 2020.

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 vorisi, p. 276).

Further reading

Das I, Lim KKP (2003). "Two new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Borneo". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51 (1): 137–141. (Dibamus vorisi, new species).
Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
Das I (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 vorisi, p. 12).

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