Morunasaurus annularis
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Morunasaurus annularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Hoplocercidae |
Genus: | Morunasaurus |
Species: | M. annularis
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Binomial name | |
Morunasaurus annularis (O’Shaughnessy, 1881)
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Morunasaurus annularis, known commonly as the ringed manticore or the ringed spinytail iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America. Little is known of its lifestyle.
Geographic range
M. annularis is found in southern Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Reproduction
References
External links
- Ringed spinytail iguana skull and information at Digimorph.org
- Pazmiño Otamendi G (1901). Morunasaurus annularis. In: Torres-Carvajal O, Salazar-Valenzuela D, Merino-Viteri A (editors). ReptiliaWebEcuador. Version 2013.0. Museo de Zoología QCAZ, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (in Spanish).[dead link]
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Hoplocercus annularis, pp. 200–201).
- O'Shaughnessy AWE (1881). "An Account of the Collection of Lizards made by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador, and now in the British Museum, with Descriptions of the new Species". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 227-245 + Plates XXII-XXV. (Hoplocercus annularis, new species, pp. 244-245 + Plate XXV, figure 2).Error: "Q5239459" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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