Blanus aporus is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. The species is native to Syria, and western Turkey (from Pamphylia and Cilicia in southern Anatolia). It was regarded by recent authors as a subspecies of Blanus strauchi.Sindaco R, Kornilios P, Sacchi R, Lymberakis P (2014). "Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey)". Zootaxa 3795 (3): 311–326.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Blanus aporus is shrubland, at elevations of .
Behavior Blanus aporus is terrestrial and fossorial, burrowing in soft sandy soils that have a high level of humus.
Reproduction Blanus aporus is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs.
References
Further reading (Blanus strauchi aporus, new taxonomic status). (Blanus aporus, new species, p. 220). (in German).