Biology:Morunasaurus

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Short description: Genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae

Morunasaurus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Hoplocercidae
Genus: Morunasaurus
Dunn, 1933

Morunasaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. The genus is endemic to northwestern South America and extreme southeastern Central America.

Species

The genus Morunasaurus contains three species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Morunasaurus annularis (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguana southern Colombia and Ecuador
Morunasaurus groi Dunn, 1933 Dunn's spinytail iguana, Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticore northwestern South America and Panama.
Morunasaurus peruvianus G. Köhler, 2003 Cenepa manticore Peru


Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Morunasaurus.

References

  1. "Morunasaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Dunn ER (1933). "Amphibians and Reptiles from El Valle de Anton, Panama". Occ. Pap. Boston Nat. Hist. Soc. 8: 65–79. (Morunasaurus, new genus, pp. 75–76).

Wikidata ☰ Q2218600 entry