Dibamus dezwaani
# Dibamus dezwaani

Dibamus dezwaani is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Nias, off Sumatra (Indonesia).

## Etymology

The specific name, dezwaani, is in honor of Dutch anthropologist Johannes Pieter Kleiweg de Zwaan.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. dezwaani is forest.

## Description

Small for its genus, D. dezwaani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 12 cm (4.7 in), and a tail length of about 1.5 cm (0.59 in).

## Reproduction

D. dezwaani is oviparous.

