Marisora

Genus of lizards

Marisora
Marisora roatanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Mabuyinae
Genus: Marisora
Hedges & Conn, 2012
Species

13 spp., see text

Marisora is a genus of skinks. They are found in Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

Species

The following 13 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Marisora alliacea (Cope, 1875)
  • Marisora aquilonaria McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Southern Sierra Madre skink
  • Marisora aurulae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Lesser Windward skink
  • Marisora berengerae (Miralles, 2006) – San Andrés skink
  • Marisora brachypoda (Taylor, 1956)
  • Marisora falconensis (Mijares-Urrutia & Arends, 1997)
  • Marisora lineola McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Mayan skink
  • Marisora magnacornae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Corn Island skink
  • Marisora pergravis (Barbour, 1921) – Providencia skink
  • Marisora roatanae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Roatán skink
  • Marisora syntoma McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Tehuantepec skink
  • Marisora unimarginata (Cope, 1862) – Central American mabuya
  • Marisora urtica McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Fonseca Islands skink

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

References

Wikispecies has information related to Marisora.
  1. ^ Marisora at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Marisora


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