Morunasaurus


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.
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Morunasaurus annularis ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguanasouthern Colombia and Ecuador
Morunasaurus groi Dunn, 1933Dunn's spinytail iguana, Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticorenorthwestern South America and Panama.
Morunasaurus peruvianus G. Köhler, 2003Cenepa manticorePeru

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