Blanus tingitanus | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Blanus |
Species: | B. tingitanus |
Binomial name | |
Blanus tingitanus 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 habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.