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Blanus mariae is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. It is found in southern Spain, southern Portugal, and Gibraltar. It forms a cryptic species complex with Blanus cinereus. It is named in honour of Maria Rosario Aguilar Tortajada, the grandmother of Eva María Albert, one of the scientists who described the species.

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