A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, southwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia

JEREMY HOLDEN ¹THY NEANG ²TOBY EASTOE ³RATHEA SENG ⁴SAVENG ITH ⁵L. LEE GRISMER⁵

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作者信息

1. Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Cambodia. # 19, Street 360, BKK1, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2. Department of National Parks, Ministry of Environment, 48 Samdech Preah Sihanouk, Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
3. Department of International Conventions and Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
4. Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Room 415, Faculty of Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Confederation of Russia Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5. Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92515 USA
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Abstract

A new species of legless lizard, Dibamus dalaiensis sp. nov. of the family Dibamidae is described from Phnom Dalai in Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, southwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia, based on the following unique combination of characters:maximum SVL 127.6 mm; tail 18-22% of SVL; a single postocular scale; three scales bordering the posterior edge of first infralabial; an enlarged, medial, sublabial scale; labial and nasal sutures complete; rostral suture present but incomplete; 20 midbody scale rows; 22 scale rows just posterior to head and 20 scale rows just anterior to vent; 185-209 ventrals; and 48-52 subcaudal scales. The discovery of D. dalaiensis sp. nov. represents a new family, genus and species record for Cambodia.

Key words

Cambodia/Dibamidae/genus/herpetofauna/legless lizard/new species/reptile/systematics

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出版年

2011

Zootaxa

SCI

ISSN：1175-5326

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