Blanus mariae
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| Blanus mariae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Blanidae |
| Genus: | Blanus |
| Species: | B. mariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Blanus mariae | |
Maria's worm lizard (Blanus mariae) is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[1]
Blanus mariae is found in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, mainly in the southern half of Portugal and in the spanish autonomous communities of Extremadura and western Andalusia.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Blanus mariae forms a cryptic species complex with Blanus cinereus.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, mariae, is in honour of Maria del Rosario Aguilar Tortajada (1914–2002), the grandmother of Eva María Albert, one of the scientists who described this species.[1][4]