Enyalioides annularis

Enyalioides annularis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Hoplocercidae
Genus:	Enyalioides
Species:	E. annularis
Binomial name
Enyalioides annularis (O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
Synonyms [2]
Hoplocercus annularis O'Shaughnessy, 1881 Morunasaurus annularis — Dunn, 1933

Enyalioides 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. ^{[1] [2]}

Geographic range

E. annularis is found in southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador on the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjacent lowlands. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Habitat and ecology

E. annularis inhabits tropical foothill forest and lower montane wet forest at elevations of 214–1,100 m (702–3,609 ft) above sea level. It is a burrowing species, excavating burrows about 3 m (9.8 ft) long and 60 cm (24 in) deep in the forest floor. ^{[1] [3]}

Description

Males grow to 137 mm (5.4 in) and females to 118 mm (4.6 in) in snout–vent length. ^[3]

Reproduction

E. annularis is oviparous, ^[2] laying 2–4 eggs. ^[3]

References

1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Morunasaurus annularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T203069A2759780. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203069A2759780.en . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
2. Enyalioides annularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 May 2024.
3. Pazmiño Otamendi, G. (2023). "Enyalioides annularis". Torres-Carvajal, O., Pazmiño-Otamendi, G., Ayala-Varela, F. y Salazar-Valenzuela, D. 2021. Reptiles del Ecuador. Version 2022.0 (in Spanish). Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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. London1881: 227-245 + Plates XXII-XXV. (Hoplocercus annularis, new species, pp. 244–245 + Plate XXV, figure 2).

External links

• Ringed spinytail iguana skull and information at Digimorph.org