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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | unimas-117572016-05-04T01:36:41Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11757/ A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia Das, I. Norsham, Yaakob GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology 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. National University of Singapore 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11757/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20Dibamus%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. and Norsham, Yaakob (2003) A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin Of Zoology, 51 (1). pp. 143-147. ISSN 2345-7600 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Past%20Volumes/RBZ%2051(1)/51rbz143-147.pdf |
| spellingShingle | GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology Das, I. Norsham, Yaakob A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | new species of dibamus (squamata: dibamidae) from peninsular malaysia |
| topic | GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology |
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