Moroccan worm lizard

The Moroccan worm lizard (Blanus mettetali) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae.

[3] The specific name, mettetali, is in honor of a Mr. Mettetal who was head of the Laboratory of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Morocco.

[4] The natural habitats of B. mettetali are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland.

B. mettetali is threatened by habitat loss.

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