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Blind Lizards

Dibamidae (family), “Blind Skinks”

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Dibamidae or blind skinks is a family of lizards characterized by their elongated cylindrical body and an apparent lack of limbs. Female dibamids are entirely limbless and the males retain small flap-like hind limbs, which they use to grip their partner during mating. They have a rigidly fused skull, lack pterygoid teeth and external ears. Their eyes are greatly reduced, and covered with a scale.Blind skinks are native to Mexico, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and western New Guinea. They are small insectivorous lizards, with long, slender bodies, adapted for burrowing into the soil. They usually lay one egg with a hard, calcified shell, rather than the leathery shells typical of many other reptile groups.The family Dibamidae has two genera, Dibamus with 23 species and the…

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