Blanus tingitanus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Blanidae
Genus: Blanus
Species: Blanus tingitanus
Name

Blanus tingitanus Busack, 1988: 106

Holotype: MVZ 178095,, adult ♂.

Type locality: “in the vicinity of the old fortress at Mehdiya-Plage, Kenitra Prefecture, Morocco.”
References
Primary references

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. DOI: 10.2307/1445928 Hybrid open access journal Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Blanus tingitanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 April 2018.
Miras, J.A.M., Martínez-Solano, I., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J. & Slimani, T. 2009. IUCN: Blanus tingitanus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61471A12472331. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61471A12472331.en

Vernacular names
español: Culebrilla ciega de Tánger
français: Amphisbène cendré du nord du Maroc

Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.[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 subspecies of Blanus cinereus,[citation needed] 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.

Species Blanus tingitanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.