Blanus tingitanus
Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.[1][3]
| Blanus tingitanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Blanidae |
| Genus: | Blanus |
| Species: | B. tingitanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Blanus tingitanus Busack, 1988[2] | |
Geographic range
B. tingitanus is found in northern Morocco including Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city).[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
B. tingitanus was formerly considered a part of Blanus cinereus, which (as currently defined) is restricted to Portugal and Spain.[2][4]
Habitat
The natural habitats of B. tingitanus are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.[1]
Conservation stats
B. tingitanus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Blanus tingitanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2023.
- Blanus cinereus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2023.
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