Blanus aporus

Blanus aporus 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]

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

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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