Moroccan Worm Lizard

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Moroccan Worm Lizard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Blanus
Species: B. mettetali
Binomial name
Blanus mettetali
Bons, 1963

The Moroccan Worm Lizard (Blanus mettetali) is a species of reptile in the Amphisbaenidae family. It is endemic to Morocco. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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