| Blanus aporus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 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]
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