Blanus tingitanus

Blanus tingitanus is a species of worm lizard in the family Blanidae.[1]

Blanus tingitanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Blanidae
Genus: Blanus
Species:
B. tingitanus
Binomial name
Blanus tingitanus
Busack, 1988

Geographic range

It is found in northern Morocco and Ceuta (Spain).

Taxonomy and systematics

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Blanus cinereus, which is found in Portugal and Spain. The genus Blanus was formerly assigned to the family Amphisbaenidae.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.

Conservation stats

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Busack, S.D. 1988. Biochemical and Morphological Differentiation in Spanish and Moroccan Populations of Blanus and the Description of a New Species from Northern Morocco (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae). Copeia 1988 (1): 101–109.


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