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{{Short description|Species of amphisbaenian}}
{{Taxobox
{{speciesbox
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Jose Antonio Mateo Miras |author2=Iñigo Martínez-Solano |author3=Ulrich Joger |author4=Juan Pleguezuelos |author5=Tahar Slimani |date=2009 |title=''Blanus tingitanus'' |volume=2009 |page=e.T61471A12472331 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61471A12472331.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Blanus
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| species = tingitanus
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| authority = [[Stephen D. Busack|Busack]], 1988<ref name="Busack 1988"/>
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| familia = [[Amphisbaenidae]]
| genus = ''[[Blanus]]''
| species = '''''B. tingitanus'''''
| binomial = ''Blanus tingitanus''
| binomial_authority = Busack, 1988
}}
}}

'''''Blanus tingitanus''''' is a species of [[reptile]] in the family [[Amphisbaenidae]]. It is found in northern [[Morocco]]. It was formerly considered a subspecies of ''[[Blanus cinereus]]'' found in [[Spain]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[temperate forest]]s, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, [[arable land]], and pastureland. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].
'''''Blanus tingitanus''''' is a [[species]] of [[Amphisbaenia|amphisbaenian]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Blanidae]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref>{{NRDB species |genus=Blanus |species=tingitanus |access-date=13 February 2023}} </ref>

==Geographic range==
''B. tingitanus'' is found in northern [[Morocco]] including [[Ceuta]] (a [[Spain|Spanish]] autonomous city).<ref name=IUCN/>

==Taxonomy and systematics==
''B. tingitanus'' was formerly considered a part of ''[[Blanus cinereus]]'', which (as currently defined) is restricted to [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]].<ref name="Busack 1988"/><ref>{{NRDB species |genus=Blanus |species=cinereus |access-date=13 February 2023}} </ref>

==Habitat==
The natural [[habitat]]s of ''B. tingitanus'' are [[temperate forest]]s, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, [[arable land]], and pastureland.<ref name=IUCN/>

==Conservation stats==
''B. tingitanus'' is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=IUCN/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
* Miras, J. A. M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J. & Slimani, T. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61471/all ''Blanus tingitanus'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
<ref name="Busack 1988">{{cite journal |last1=Busack |first1=Stephen D. |title=Biochemical and morphological differentiation in Spanish and Moroccan populations of ''Blanus'' and the description of a new Species from northern Morocco (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) |journal=Copeia |date=1988 |volume=1988 |issue=1 |pages=101–109 |doi=10.2307/1445928 |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/1445928 |jstor=1445928 }}</ref>
}}


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[[Category:Blanus]]
[[Category:Fauna of Morocco]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Africa]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1988]]


[[Category:Blanus|tingitanus]]
[[Category:Reptiles of North Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Morocco]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1988]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Stephen D. Busack]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]


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[[es:Blanus tingitanus]]

Latest revision as of 14:53, 13 February 2023

Blanus tingitanus
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[2]

Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.[1][3]

Geographic range[edit]

B. tingitanus is found in northern Morocco including Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city).[1]

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

B. tingitanus was formerly considered a part of Blanus cinereus, which (as currently defined) is restricted to Portugal and Spain.[2][4]

Habitat[edit]

The natural habitats of B. tingitanus are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.[1]

Conservation stats[edit]

B. tingitanus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b 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.