Alfred's blind skink


Alfred's blind skink is a species of blind lizards in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Related species

Another species of Dibamus once had been referred to as Alfred's blind skink, but is now a separate species, Dibamus dezwaani.

Geographic range

Alfred's blind skink is found in Thailand, Malaysia, and Nias.

Habitat

D. alfredi can be found in primary forests, scrub, secondary forests, and plantations, at altitudes up to.

Naming

Also known as Alfred's flat lizard and Alfred's limbless skink, D. alfredi is named after ichthyologist Eric R. Alfred, who was the director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore.