Enyalioides annularis

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 north-western South America.^[1][2]

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

Description

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

Distribution and habitat

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

Reproduction

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