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New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia

A new species of Dibamus from Pulau Nias, located off the southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, is described based on a single specimen previously referred to as Dibamus novaeguineae and Dibamus alfredi. The new species differs from all congeners in the following combination of characters: snout-ve...

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Main Authors: Das, I., Lim, Kelvin K. P.
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Language:English
Published: The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 2005
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QL Zoology
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spelling my.unimas.ir.118452016-05-05T02:41:29Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11845/ New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia Das, I. Lim, Kelvin K. P. GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology A new species of Dibamus from Pulau Nias, located off the southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, is described based on a single specimen previously referred to as Dibamus novaeguineae and Dibamus alfredi. The new species differs from all congeners in the following combination of characters: snout-vent length (SVL) 123.1 mm; body relatively slender, 3.0% SVL, postoculars two; midbody scale rows 22; ventrals 178; subcaudals 37; frontonasal entire; incomplete rostral suture; labial and nasal sutures complete; preanal pores absent; nuchal collar and body band absent; presacral vertebrae 126; postsacral vertebrae 23; and a relatively short tail (12.75% SVL). The new species from Nias further adds to the endemicity of the vertebrate fauna of these islands and calls for more intensive inventories of the isolated islands to the southwest of Sumatra. The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 2005 E-Article NonPeerReviewed image en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11845/1/New%20species%20of%20dibamus%20%28squamata%20dibamidae%29.gif Das, I. and Lim, Kelvin K. P. (2005) New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology, 39 (1). pp. 113-117. ISSN 0022-1511 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4092958?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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QL Zoology
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QL Zoology
Das, I.
Lim, Kelvin K. P.
New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
description A new species of Dibamus from Pulau Nias, located off the southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, is described based on a single specimen previously referred to as Dibamus novaeguineae and Dibamus alfredi. The new species differs from all congeners in the following combination of characters: snout-vent length (SVL) 123.1 mm; body relatively slender, 3.0% SVL, postoculars two; midbody scale rows 22; ventrals 178; subcaudals 37; frontonasal entire; incomplete rostral suture; labial and nasal sutures complete; preanal pores absent; nuchal collar and body band absent; presacral vertebrae 126; postsacral vertebrae 23; and a relatively short tail (12.75% SVL). The new species from Nias further adds to the endemicity of the vertebrate fauna of these islands and calls for more intensive inventories of the isolated islands to the southwest of Sumatra.
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author Das, I.
Lim, Kelvin K. P.
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Lim, Kelvin K. P.
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title New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
title_short New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
title_full New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
title_fullStr New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed New species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia
title_sort new species of dibamus (squamata: dibamidae) from pulau nias, indonesia
publisher The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
publishDate 2005
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11845/1/New%20species%20of%20dibamus%20%28squamata%20dibamidae%29.gif
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