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Blanus alexandri

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Blanus alexandri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Blanidae
Genus: Blanus
Species:
B. alexandri
Binomial name
Blanus alexandri

Blanus alexandri, called Alexander's worm-lizard, is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. It is endemic in Adana, Hatay, Gaziantep, and Şırnak provinces of Turkey. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Blanus strauchi.[1] It is named in honour of A. Allan Alexander, who studied the species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sindaco, Kornilios, Sacchi & Lymberakis, 2014: Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey). Zootaxa, no 3795 (3), p. 311–326
  2. ^ "Blanus alexandri | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-13.


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