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 .

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. dezwaani is forest.

Description

Small for its genus, D. dezwaani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about , and a tail length of about .

Reproduction

D. dezwaani is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• , (2005). "New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia". Journal of Herpetology 39 (1): 113–117. (Dibamus dezwaani, new species).