Blanus aporus

Blanus aporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Blanidae
Genus:Blanus
Species: B. aporus
Binomial name
Blanus aporus
Werner, 1898
Synonyms

Blanus strauchi aporus

Blanus aporus, called the Turkish worm-lizard, is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. It is found in western Turkey (from Pamphylia and Cilicia in southern Anatolia), Syria, and Lebanon. It was regarded by recent authors as a subspecies of Blanus strauchi.[1][2]

References

  1. Sindaco, Kornilios, Sacchi & Lymberakis, 2014: Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey). Zootaxa, no 3795 (3), p. 311–326
  2. "Blanus aporus | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-13.


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