Blanus tingitanus BUSACK, 1988
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Blanus tingitanus
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| Higher Taxa | Blanidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Blanus cinereus WAGLER 1830 part. Blanus tingitanus BUSACK 1988 Blanus tingitanus — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 469 Blanus tingitanus — VACONCELOS et al. 2006 |
| Distribution | N Morocco Type locality: Morocco; Kenitra Perfecture, Mehdiya-Plage. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MVZ 178095. Paratypes: MVZ 178096–178099, 178100, 178102, 186166–186170 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis.-Blanus tingitanus is similar in coloration and pattern to B. cinereusand B. mettetali but may be distinguished from the former through biochemical and morphometric examination and from the latter through morphological examination. Blanus tingitanus and B. cinereusapparently share no alleles at 11 electrophoretic loci (Ab, Adh, Ak, Aid, Aldh, Ck, Est2, La, Ldh 1, Me, and Pap). Male B. tingitanus tend to have more ventral body segments and more body annuli than male B. cinereus(Table 4); male B. tingitanus also have slightly shorter heads than male B. cinereusof comparable SVL (Table 3, Fig. 2). Female B. tingitanus tend to have fewer dorsal body segments and more body annuli than B. cinereus(Table 4), and female B. tingitanus also have slightly shorter prefrontal shield lengths and shorter head lengths than B. c. cinereusof similar SVL (Table 3). Both male and female B. tingitanus have significantly fewer precloacal pores than B. mettetali(Table 4). |
| Comment | Distribution map in VACONCELOS et al. 2006. |
| Etymology | Named after the Roman name of a former northern Moroccan province, Mauritania tingitana. |
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