Blanus cinereus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	AMPHISBAENIDAE

Scientific Name:

Blanus cinereus

Species Authority

(Vandelli, 1797)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Iberian Worm Lizard
Spanish	–	Culebrilla Ciega

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s	Pleguezuelos, J., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V. & Marquez, R.
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. It is found throughout Portugal and through most of central and southern Spain. It occurs from sea level up to 1,800 m asl (in the Sierra Nevada).
Countries:	Native: Portugal; Spain

Population [top]

Population:	It is difficult to determine the abundance of this species, but it appears to be most common in areas of sandy soil.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a subterranean species found in a wide variety of Mediterranean habitats. It is often found in moist, sandy soils that are easy to burrow in and have a high level of humus. It occurs in low intensity agricultural land. The females lay a single egg.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not well known; it might be locally threatened by urbanisation. It is known to be eaten by wild boar Sus scrofa, which is an expanding species in Spain and Portugal, but the extent to which this constitutes a threat to the species in unclear.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not well known; it might be locally threatened by urbanisation. It is known to be eaten by wild boar Sus scrofa, which is an expanding species in Spain and Portugal, but the extent to which this constitutes a threat to the species in unclear.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is protected by national legislation. It occurs in many protected areas. Further studies are needed into the threats, distribution and abundance for this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species is protected by national legislation. It occurs in many protected areas. Further studies are needed into the threats, distribution and abundance for this species.

Citation:	Pleguezuelos, J., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V. & Marquez, R. 2006. Blanus cinereus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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