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Taylor's blind skink

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Taylor's blind skink (Dibamus taylori), also known commonly as the Lesser Sunda blind lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Dibamia
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Taylor's blind skink
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Dibamia
Family: Dibamidae
Genus: Dibamus
Species:
D. taylori
Binomial name
Dibamus taylori
Greer, 1985
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Etymology

The specific name, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[2]

Reproduction

D. taylori is oviparous.[1]

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