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.

Description

Males grow to and females to in snout–vent length.

Distribution and habitat

E. annularis is found in southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador on the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjacent lowlands. It inhabits tropical foothill forest and lower montane wet forest at elevations of above sea level. It is a burrowing species, excavating burrows about long and deep in the forest floor.

Reproduction

E. annularis is oviparous, laying 2–4 eggs.