Blanus tingitanus
Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.[2]
| 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
B. tingitanus is found in northern Morocco including Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city).[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
B. tingitanus 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
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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Species Blanus tingitanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Busack SD (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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