Biology:Morunasaurus
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Short description: Genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
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| 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
- ↑ "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
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