Blanus aporus
| Blanus aporus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Blanidae |
| Genus: | Blanus |
| Species: | B. aporus
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| Binomial name | |
| Blanus aporus F. Werner, 1898
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Blanus aporus is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. The species is native to Syria, and western Turkey (from Pamphylia and Cilicia in southern Anatolia). It was regarded by recent authors as a subspecies of Blanus strauchi.[3][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Blanus aporus is shrubland, at elevations of 19–1,068 m (62–3,504 ft).[1]
Behavior
Blanus aporus is terrestrial and fossorial, burrowing in soft sandy soils that have a high level of humus.[1]
Reproduction
Blanus aporus is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is one or two eggs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Çiçek K (2024). "Blanus aporus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T75163435A75163439.en. Accessed on 01 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Blanus aporus | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Sindaco R, Kornilios P, Sacchi R, Lymberakis P (2014). "Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey)". Zootaxa 3795 (3): 311–326.
Further reading
- Alexander, A.A. (1966). "Taxonomy and Variation of Blanus strauchi (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia)". Copeia. 1966 (2): 205–224. (Blanus strauchi aporus, new taxonomic status).
- Werner, F. (1898). "Über einige neue Reptilien und einen neuen Frosch aus dem cilicischen Taurus ". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 21 (555): 217–223. (Blanus aporus, new species, p. 220). (in German).