A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia

A new species of Dibamus is described from Batu Gua Madu, Kelantan State, northern Peninsular Malaysia. The new species, Dibamus booliati, differs from its congeners in the following combination of characters: SVL to 102.7 mm; TL to 9.7 mm; TL/SVL% 9.4-13.0; postocular single; rostral suture abse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Das, I., Norsham, Yaakob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Singapore 2003
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11757/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11757/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20Dibamus%20%28abstract%29.pdf
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Summary:A new species of Dibamus is described from Batu Gua Madu, Kelantan State, northern Peninsular Malaysia. The new species, Dibamus booliati, differs from its congeners in the following combination of characters: SVL to 102.7 mm; TL to 9.7 mm; TL/SVL% 9.4-13.0; postocular single; rostral suture absent; interparietal posteriorly bordered by four slightly smaller nuchal scales; supralabial one, bordering ocular ventrally; scales bordering posterior edge of infralabial after postmental three; ventrals 180-209; subcaudals 24-39; presacral vertebrae 113-120; postsacral vertebrae 11-25; and dorsum and venter brown with a pale neck band.