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Dibamidae

reptile family
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  • black girdle-tailed lizard
    lizard
    / Annotated classification

    Infraorder Gekkota Family Dibamidae (blind lizards) Small to moderate-sized lizards that are snakelike in body form with reduced limbs. Apparently, they live underground. 2 genera with 11 species are known. The distribution includes Mexico and eastern Indochina and the East Indies. Family Gekkonidae (geckos and pygopodids)

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    Infraorder Gekkota Family Dibamidae (blind lizards) Small to moderate-sized lizards that are snakelike in body form with reduced limbs. Apparently, they live underground. 2 genera with 11 species are known. The distribution includes Mexico and eastern Indochina and the East Indies. Family Gekkonidae (geckos and pygopodids)

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