Turkish worm lizard

The Turkish worm lizard is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Blanidae. The species is native to Southeast Europe and the Middle East. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, strauchi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Alexander Strauch.

B. strauchi is found in Greece, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

The preferred natural habitat of B. strauchi is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to.

B. strauchi is oviparous.

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Blanus.