# Moroccan worm lizard (*Blanus mettetali*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/moroccan-worm-lizard  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The moroccan worm lizard (Blanus mettetali) is a species in the family Blanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 3.25 g to 4.63 g, reach 16 cm in length and live up to 8.35 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Morocco.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.25 g – 4.63 g |
| Length | 14.5 cm – 16 cm |
| Lifespan | 8.35 years |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 16 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland, woodland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Litters or clutches a year | 0.5 – 0.75 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Blanidae
- genus: Blanus
- species: *Blanus mettetali* Bons, 1963

Synonyms: *Blanus cinereus mettetali*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Morocco

## Common questions

### How big is the moroccan worm lizard?

An adult moroccan worm lizard weighs 3.25 g – 4.63 g and measures 14.5 cm – 16 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the moroccan worm lizard live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the moroccan worm lizard for 1 country: Morocco. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### How long does the moroccan worm lizard live?

The moroccan worm lizard has a recorded lifespan of 8.35 years.

### What kind of animal is the moroccan worm lizard?

The moroccan worm lizard (Blanus mettetali) belongs to the family Blanidae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).

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