Blanus mettetali BONS, 1963

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Higher Taxa	Blanidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Blanus cinereus mettetali BONS 1963: 104 Blanus cinereus mettetali — GANS 1967: 78 Blanus mettetali — BUSACK 1988 Blanus cinereus mettelali — BRYGOO 1990: 13 (in error) Blanus mettetali — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 468 Blanus mettetali — VACONCELOS et al. 2006
Distribution	Morocco Type locality: ‘‘Oulmès, Maroc” (= Tarmilate, Oulmhs-les-Thermes, Maroc’’.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1963.1015 (by original designation). Paratype: ISCR 339.009 (‘‘Taroudannt, vallée de l’oued Souss’’)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “ Blanus cinereus possédant des pores préanaux disposés le plus souvent en une série transversale continue, au nombre de 8 ou plus. Plaques anales sans contact direct ave le dernier verticille de plaques troncales. Nombre de verticilles troncaux et nombre de plaques par verticille en moyenne élevé par comparison ave la forme typique.” (Bons 1963)
Comment	Distribution map in VACONCELOS et al. 2006.
Etymology	Named after M. Mettetal, former head of the Laboratory of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Morocco.
References	Bons JACQUES 1963. Notes sur Blanus cinereus (Vandelli) description d'une sous-espèce Marocaine: Blanus cinereus mettetali ssp. nov. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Phys. Maroc, nos. 1-2: 95-107 Brygoo, E. R. 1990. Les types d'Amphisbaenidés, Pygopodidés, Xantusiidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - Catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 12 (ser. 4) A (3-4), suppl.: 3-18 Busack, S.D. 1988. Biochemical and morphological differentiation in Spanish and Moroccan populations of Blanus and the description of a new species from northern Morocco (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae). Copeia 1988 (1): 101-109 - get paper here Gans, Carl 1967. A check list of recent amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 135:61-106. - get paper here LANGNER, C. 2019. Die Gattung Blanus - Doppelschleichen in Europa und rund ums Mittelmeer Elaphe 2019 (6): 22-27 Martínez del Mármol, Gabriel; D. James Harris, Philippe Geniez, Philip de Pous, and Daniele Salvi 2019. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 478 pp - get paper here Sampaio, Filipa L.; D. James Harris, Ana Perera and Daniele Salvi 2014. Phylogenetic and diversity patterns of Blanus worm lizards (Squamata: Amphisbaenia): insights from mitochondrial and nuclear gene genealogies and species tree. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12075 - get paper here Schleich, H.H., Kästle,W., Kabisch, K. 1996. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz, Koenigstein, 627 pp. Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here Vaconcelos, Raquel; Carretero, Miguel A.; Harris, D. James 2006. Phylogeography of the genus Blanus (worm lizards) in Iberia and Morocco based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers – preliminary analysis. Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (3): 339-346 - get paper here Wilms, T. 2009. Marokko - Schatzkammer in Nordwesten Afrikas. Reptilia (Münster) 14 (75): 16-23 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.moroccoherps.com/el-puente-de-diciembre-de-2022-por-marruecos/ Google images

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