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Mabuya Aurata
''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus is restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. Out of 26 recognized species, six species are only found in Caribbean islands. Species in the genus ''Mabuya'' are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is Viviparity, viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutherian mammals. Formerly, many Old World species were placed here, as ''Mabuya'' was a kind of "wastebasket taxon". These Old World species are now placed in the Genus, genera ''Chioninia'', ''Eutropis'', and ''Trachylepis''. Under the older classification, the New World species were referred to as "American mabuyas", and as of 2024 include the genera ''Alinea (lizard), Alinea'', ''Aspronema'', ''Brasiliscincus'', ''Capitellum (lizard), Capitellum'', ''Copeoglossum'', ''Maracaiba'', ''Marisora'', and ''Varzea (lizard), Varzea''. Most species in this genus are fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominica Skink
The Dominica skink (''Mabuya dominicana'') is a species of skink endemic to Dominica. On Dominica, it can be confused with ''Gymnophthalmus pleii'' or juvenile ''Ameiva fuscata'' due to their similar appearance. References * * Mabuya Reptiles described in 1887 Reptiles of Dominica Taxa named by Samuel Garman {{Lygosominae-stub Endemic fauna of Dominica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachylepis
''Trachylepis'' is a skink genus in the subfamily Mabuyinae found mainly in Africa. Its members were formerly included in the " wastebin taxon" '' Mabuya'', and for some time in '' Euprepis''. As defined today, ''Trachylepis'' contains the clade of Afro-Malagasy mabuyas. The genus also contains a species from the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, '' T. atlantica'', and may occur in mainland South America with '' Trachylepis tschudii'' and '' Trachylepis maculata'', both poorly known and enigmatic. The ancestors of ''T. atlantica'' are believed to have rafted across the Atlantic from Africa during the last 9 million years. The generic name ''Trachylepis'' literally means "rough-scaled", referring to the fact that most of the species, though superficially smooth-scaled, have three or more slight longitudinal keels on their dorsal scales. Species The following species are recognized as being valid (listed alphabetically by specific name). *'' Trachylepis acutilabris'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison Taylor
Edward Harrison Taylor (April 23, 1889 – June 16, 1978) was an American herpetologist from Missouri. Early life Taylor was born in Maysville, Missouri, to George and Loretta Taylor. He had an older brother, Eugene. Taylor studied at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, graduating with a B.A. in 1912. Field trips during his time at the University of Kansas with Dr. Clarence McClung and Dr. Roy Moody helped prepare Taylor for his future endeavors. Between 1916 and 1920 he returned briefly to Kansas to finish his M.A. Career Upon completing his bachelor's degree, Taylor went to the Philippines, where at first he held a teacher's post in a village in central Mindanao, in the Industrial School for Manobo now known as the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT). He collected and studied the local herpetofauna extensively and published many papers. He returned to the Philippines after completing his master's degree and was appointed Chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabuya Brachypoda
''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. Out of 26 recognized species, six species are only found in Caribbean islands. Species in the genus ''Mabuya'' are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutherian mammals. Formerly, many Old World species were placed here, as ''Mabuya'' was a kind of "wastebasket taxon". These Old World species are now placed in the genera '' Chioninia'', ''Eutropis'', and ''Trachylepis''. Under the older classification, the New World species were referred to as "American mabuyas", and as of 2024 include the genera '' Alinea'', '' Aspronema'', '' Brasiliscincus'', '' Capitellum'', ''Copeoglossum'', '' Maracaiba'', '' Marisora'', and '' Varzea''. Most species in this genus are feared to be possibly extinct due to introduced predators. Species Listed alphabetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Specific Name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen). The first part of the name of a species is the name of the genus or the generic name. The rules and regulations governing the giving of a new species name are explained in the article species description. For example, the scientific name for humans is ''Homo sapiens'', which is the species name, consisting of two names: ''Homo'' is the " generic name" (the name of the genus) and ''sapiens'' is the "specific name". Etymology Historically, ''specific name'' referred to the combination of what are now called the generic and specific names. Carl Linnaeus, who formalized binomial nomenclature, made explicit distinctions between specific, generic, and trivial names. The generic name was that of the genus, the first in the binomial, the trivial name was the second name in the binomial, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibly Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations. The goals of the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on the status of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influence national and international policy and decision-making, and to provide information to guide actions to conserve biological diversity. Major species assessors include BirdLife International, the Institute of Zoology (the research division of the Zoological Society of London), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and many Specialist Groups within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varzea (lizard)
''Varzea'' is a genus of skinks. Species The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Varzea altamazonica'' (Miralles, Barrio-, Rivas, Chaparro-Auza, 2006) *'' Varzea bistriata'' (Spix, 1825) – two-striped mabuya ''Nota bene ( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Alinea''. References Lizard genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisora
''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: *'' Marisora alliacea'' (Cope, 1875) *'' Marisora aquilonaria'' McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 – Southern Sierra Madre skink *'' Marisora aurulae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Lesser Windward skink *'' Marisora berengerae'' () – 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'' – 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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracaiba
''Maracaiba'' is a genus of skinks. Species The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Maracaiba meridensis'' () *'' Maracaiba zuliae'' () ''Nota bene ( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Maracaiba''. References Lizard genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copeoglossum
''Copeoglossum'' is a genus of skinks. They were previously placed in the genus ''Mabuya''. Species The following five species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Copeoglossum arajara'' (Reboucas-Spieker, 1981) – Arajara mabuya *'' Copeoglossum aurae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Greater Windward skink *'' Copeoglossum margaritae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Margarita skink *'' Copeoglossum nigropunctatum'' (Spix, 1825) – Black-spotted skink *'' Copeoglossum redondae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Redonda skink(extinct) ''Nota bene ( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Copeoglossum''. References Lizard genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitellum (lizard)
''Capitellum'' is a genus of skinks. Species were previously placed in the genus ''Mabuya''. All species in this genus are considered possibly extinct, due to a lack of recent sightings but the presence of potential refuges. Species The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Capitellum mariagalantae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Marie-Galante skink (possibly extinct) *'' Capitellum metallicum'' (Bocourt, 1879) – lesser Martinique skink (possibly extinct) *'' Capitellum parvicruzae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – lesser Saint Croix skink (possibly extinct) ''Nota bene ( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brasiliscincus
''Brasiliscincus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All species in the genus ''Brasiliscincus'' are endemic to Brazil and were previously placed in the genus ''Mabuya''. Species The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Brasiliscincus agilis'' ( Raddi, 1823) *'' Brasiliscincus caissara'' ( Rebouças-Spieker, 1974) *'' Brasiliscincus heathi'' (Schmidt & Inger, 1951) – Brazilian mabuya ''Nota bene ( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Brasiliscincus''. References Lizard genera Endemic reptiles of Brazil Skinks of Brazil Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
