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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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Comparative ZoologyASIATIC
HERPETOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
VOLUME 4 1992ResearchAsiatic Herpetological
Editor
ERMI ZHAO
Academia ChinaInstitute of Sinica, Sichuan,Biology, Chengdu,Chengdu
EditorsAssociate
THEODORE PAPENFUSSMACEY J.ROBERTJ.
Museum of Vertebrate ofof Vertebrate ofMuseum Zoology, UniversityZoology, University
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Russia National Taiwan NormalSt. Taiwan,Institute, Petersburg, University, Taipei,Zoological
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China of of theInstitute of Shanghai, Department Biology, University Ryukyus,Shanghai Biochemistry,
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St. Russia of USACalifornia, California,Institute, Petersburg, University Berkeley,Zoological
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Cover: fromScutiger 24' N 99° 23'boulengeri Wcnquan (35° China. Photo J. RobertE), Qinghai Province, by Macey.1992 Asiatic Research Vol.February 4,Herpetological pp. \Al\
ofTwo New the Worm-like Lizard DibamusSpecies (Sauria, Dibamidae),
with Remarks on the Distribution and of Dibamus in VietnamEcology
1ILYA S. DAREVSKY
Institute, Russian St. RussiaSciences,^Zoological Academy of Petersburg,
Abstract. -Within Vietnam and the southern of China there dwell 5 of worm-like lizards ofpart species
the two of them nov.Dibamus, and D. are new to science. Somegenus (D. greeri sp. bogadeki sp. nov.)
new data on the distribution, as well as the structure of andecology, morphology, coloration, hemipenes
the and of the tail is for the studied. The of theautotomy regeneration given species specific peculiarities
and tail coloration in some dibamids draw the attention of birds of and inbody may apparently prey,
connection with this are as the manifestation of attractive coloration and as Batesianregarded mimicry.
words: Sauria, Dibamidae, Dibamus, China, Vietnam,Key Reptilia, ecology, taxonomy.
Introduction Vietnamese-Soviet zoological expeditions
from 1982 to 1988. Different ofspecies
to the current the the from other of its weredata,According genus genus parts range
of worm-like lizards Dibamus Dumeril et also examined for comparison.
1839 includes 9 Measurements of snout-ventBibron, species widely length (SVL)
distributed on the mainland and on a and tail were madelength (TL) by
number of and small inislands the animals a rulebig adpressing against plastic
Southeast Asia. As to the mainland to a bench Allpart taped horizontally top.
of this vast here were made under anarea,proper registered drawings "Opton"
were 4 of which D. is with a camera lucidaonly species alfredi stereomicroscope
known from the attachment. were taken withPeninsula,mainly Malay X-ray photos
and the three others D. the "Softes". In the(D. bourreti, Japanese apparatus
and D. occur within of the elements of Imontanus, smithi) scuttelation,only description
Vietnam Dibamus bourreti the used(Greer, 1985). mainly applied terminology by
was earlier from southern China Greer (1985).reported
and and was found(Liu Hu, 1962) recently
in and The were used:(Lazell Lu, 1990).Hong Kong following acronyms
ZIN- RussianInstitute,Zoological
From 1982 to while of St.1988, Sciences,conducting Academy Petersburg
field in BM- British Museum Naturalherpetological investigations (Leningrad);
different of mainland and insular MNHP- Museum Naturalregions History; History,
the author collected some new IEMEM- Institute of AnimalVietnam, Paris;
material which the andconsiderably expands Evolutionary Morphology Ecology,
former views on the distribution as well as MCZ- Museum ofMoscow; Comparative
the characters and ZMMU- Museum,morphological ecology Zoology; Zoological
of the Dibamus within that Moscow State CAS- Californiagenus country. University;
The results of the treatment of the material of Sciences.Academy
and the of the new aredescription species
below. Accountsgiven Species
Methods Dibamus bourreti Angel
and 11.1, 3, 4, 5,Figs.
All in 12 individuals of theall, genus
Dibamus were from This was describedstudied, mainly species by Angel
Vietnam. were taken the author who had one availableThey (1935)by specimen
and his in the course of several from northerncolleagues Tamdao, Province,Vinhphu
© 1992 Asiatic Researchby HerpetologicalResearchVol. 2 Asiatic 19924, Februaryp. Herpetological
102 IM 106 108 l
1. in lateral view ofFIG. Head dorsal, and ventral
A- Dibamus bourreti B- Dibamus(ZIN 20012);
r-MCZ sutures;bogadeki (holotype, 172041);
n- 1- fn- f-rostral; nasal; labial; frontonasal; frontal; Oi ft-3 »-4 0-5 -(•*-i
i- m-o-interparietal; ocular; po- postocular;
if-mental; infralabial.
FIG. 2. Distribution of the known localities of
Vietnam. The same (MNHPtype specimen Dibamus in Vietnam and southern China:species
was reexamined A. Greer in his 1-35417) 2- Dibamus 3-by bourreti; bogadeki;
revision of the Dibamidae 4-Dibamus Dibamus 5- Dibamus(Greer,family greeri; sp.;
Liu and 6- Dibamus smithi.Hu montanus;1985). Earlier, (1962), having
three at their were thespecimens disposal,
first to indicate this lizard for Kwangsi first noticed the(1935)description, Angel
Province in southern(= Province)Guangxi white coloration on the back oftypical part
China. a was found inRecently specimen the intail the available. Lui andspecimen
and InHong Kong (Lazell Lu, 1990). Hu also to the same(1962) pointed
to the D.Vietnam, literature,according of this for individualspeculiarity species,
bourreti is also known from Ninhbinh, from ThisChina.Guangxi Province,
Hanamninh Province et(Tran al., 1982) it from all otherdistinguishes
and from the reserve HasonbinhKukfiong, of the Dibamus andrepresentatives genus
Province and We1983).(Darevsky Sang, the fromspecimen reported Hong Kong by
also found this lizard in An LacTamdao, Lazell and Lu I noted the(1990). bright
Shon Habac Province and on theDong, milk white coloration on the end of the
part
Vietnam inshore island Katba, Haiphong tail in individuals from Katba butIsland,
Province 1990), 2).(Darevsky, (Fig. from Tamdao andspecimens Kukfiong
lacked it, because their tails werepossibly
The data on the of allmorphology Attention is also drawn to theregenerated.
we examined are in Tablespecimens given fact that the coloration of the tail and the
1. These data theconsiderably expand back of the in frompart body specimens
characteristics ofD. bourretimorphological Katba Island and is notHong Kong
described Greer in hisby (1985). Already uniform. It is to be accounted for thebyResearch Vol. 31992 Asiatic 4, p.February Herpetological
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