''Marisora'' is a
genus
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of
skinks. They are found in Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.
Species
The following 13
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
, listed alphabetically by
specific name, are recognized as being valid:
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Marisora alliacea''
(Cope, 1875)
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Marisora aquilonaria''
McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Southern Sierra Madre skink
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Marisora aurulae''
Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Lesser Windward skink
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Marisora berengerae'' () – San Andrés skink
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Marisora brachypoda''
(Taylor, 1956)
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Marisora falconensis''
(Mijares-Urrutia & Arends, 1997)
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Marisora lineola''
McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Mayan skink
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Marisora magnacornae''
Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Corn Island skink
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Marisora pergravis'' – Providencia skink
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Marisora roatanae''
Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Roatán skink
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Marisora syntoma''
McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Tehuantepec skink
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Marisora unimarginata''
(Cope, 1862) – Central American mabuya
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Marisora urtica''
McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Fonseca Islands skink
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Nota bene
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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Marisora''.
References
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges
Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn
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