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Blanus tingitanus

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Species of amphisbaenian

Blanus tingitanus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Blanidae
Genus: Blanus
Species: B. tingitanus
Binomial name
Blanus tingitanus
Busack, 1988

Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.

Geographic range

B. tingitanus is found in northern Morocco including Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city).

Taxonomy and systematics

B. tingitanus was formerly considered a part of Blanus cinereus, which (as currently defined) is restricted to Portugal and Spain.

Habitat

The natural habitats of B. tingitanus are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.

Conservation stats

B. tingitanus is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Jose Antonio Mateo Miras; Iñigo Martínez-Solano; Ulrich Joger; Juan Pleguezuelos; Tahar Slimani (2009). "Blanus tingitanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61471A12472331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61471A12472331.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Busack, Stephen 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. doi:10.2307/1445928. JSTOR 1445928.
  3. Blanus tingitanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2023.
  4. Blanus cinereus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Blanus tingitanus


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