Dibamus bourreti

Dibamus bourreti, also known commonly as Bourret's blind skink, the white-tailed dibamid, or the white-tailed worm-like lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Dibamus bourreti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Dibamia
Family:	Dibamidae
Genus:	Dibamus
Species:	D. bourreti
Binomial name
Dibamus bourreti Angel, 1935

Etymology

The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.^[2]

Geographic range

D. bourreti is found in China and Vietnam.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft).^[1]

Behavior

D. bourreti is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

D. bourreti is oviparous.^[3]