title: Blanus tingitanus
text: # Blanus tingitanus
  
  Blanus tingitanus is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  B. tingitanus is found in northern Morocco including Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city).
  
  ## Taxonomy and systematics
  
  B. tingitanus was formerly considered a part of Blanus cinereus, which (as currently defined) is restricted to Portugal and Spain.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The natural habitats of B. tingitanus are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.
  
  ## Conservation stats
  
  B. tingitanus is threatened by habitat loss.
  
  