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Blanus alexandri

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Blanus alexandri
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B. alexandri
Binomial name
Blanus alexandri

Blanus alexandri 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.[2]

References

  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.