Dibamus is a genus of legless lizards in the family Dibamidae.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 δίβαμος dibamos "two-footed, on two legs".
Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. Dibamus alfredi – Alfred's blind skink, Alfred's dibamid lizard, Alfred's limbless skink Dibamus bogadeki Dibamus booliati – Boo Liat's blind lizard Dibamus bourreti – Bourret's blind skink Dibamus celebensis Dibamus dalaiensis Dibamus deharvengi Dibamus dezwaani Dibamus floweri – Flowers's blind lizard Dibamus greeri – Greer's blind skink Dibamus ingeri Dibamus kondaoensis Dibamus leucurus – white blind skink Dibamus manadotuaensis Dibamus montanus – mountain blind skink Dibamus nicobaricum Dibamus novaeguineae Dibamus oetamai – Buton blind skink 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 tropcentr – Ninh Thuận blind lizard Dibamus vorisi
Note: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dibamus.
References
Further reading Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... , Dibamidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Dibamus, p. 435). Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Dibamus, new genus, pp. 833–834). (in French).