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Spondylurus
''Spondylurus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus ''Spondylurus'', vernacularly known as the Antillean four-lined skinks, is a neotropical skink taxon including many species. Description Species in the genus ''Spondylurus'' are characterized by four (occasionally three to six) dark dorsolateral stripes. This characteristic is known to fade in older individuals, and colors in preservative shift from tans and browns to greens and blues, often causing confusion as to the true color in life. Conservation status Many of the species of ''Spondylurus'' are extinct or endangered, resulting from invasive predators such as the mongoose. Geographic range The genus ''Spondylurus'' is distributed throughout the West Indies including the Caicos Islands, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles. Species list The following 17 species are recognized as being valid, of which seven are considered "possibly extinct": www.reptile-database.org. *'' Spondyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Macleani
''Spondylurus macleani'', also known commonly as the Carrot Rock skink and the slippery back, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the islet of Carrot Rock in the British Virgin Islands. Etymology The specific name, ''macleani'', is in honor of American evolutionary biologist William P. Maclean III (1943–1991), who was Professor and Department Chair, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. (''Mabuya macleani'', p. 165). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''Spondylurus macleani'' is rocky areas with clumps of cacti and ''Coccoloba uvifera'' (sea grape). Reproduction ''Spondylurus macleani'' is ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparity, oviparous and live-bearing viviparity, viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develo .... References Further r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Nitidus
The Puerto Rican skink (''Spondylurus nitidus''), known locally as ''Santa Lucía'', or ''Lucía'', for brevity, is a species of skink found in Puerto Rico. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493738 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 1887 Reptiles of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of the Caribbean Taxa named by Samuel Garman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Anegadae
The Anegada skink (''Spondylurus anegadae'') is a species of skink found on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and north-west .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493722 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 2012 Reptiles of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of the Caribbean Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn Anegada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Lineolatus
The Hispaniolan ten-lined skink (''Spondylurus lineolatus'') is a species of skink endemic to Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ... (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493729 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 1933 Reptiles of the Dominican Republic Reptiles of Haiti Lizards of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Hispaniola Taxa named by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Haitiae
''Spondylurus haitiae'', the Hispaniolan four-lined skink, is a species of skink endemic to Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... It is only known from its type locality where it was last collected at around 1857–1858. Considering the extensive field work in the area and the loss of suitable habitat, it is likely that this species is extinct. References Spondylurus Reptiles of Haiti Endemic fauna of Haiti Reptiles described in 2012 Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Fulgidus
The Jamaican skink (''Spondylurus fulgidus'') is a species of skink found in Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493726 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 1862 Reptiles of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of the Caribbean Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Culebrae
The Culebra skink (''Spondylurus culebrae'') is a species of skink found on Culebra and on Culebrita, an uninhabited island off Culebra, in Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493725 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 2012 Reptiles of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of the Caribbean Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Caicosae
The Caicos Islands skink (''Spondylurus caicosae'') is a species of skink found in the Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3493724 Spondylurus Reptiles described in 2012 Reptiles of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of the Caribbean Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondylurus Magnacruzae
The greater Saint Croix skink (''Spondylurus magnacruzae'') is a species of skink found on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. It was formerly present across most of Saint Croix where it was sighted with some regularity, but was largely extirpated from the island by the late 19th century due to the introduced small Indian mongoose The small Indian mongoose (''Urva auropunctata'') is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean and Pacific islands. Taxonomy ''Mangusta auropunctata'' was the scientific name proposed ... (''Urva auropunctata''). From then onwards, the species was only known from the satellite island of Green Cay, where it is known from a specimen collected in 1964. Further surveys detected only two other sightings: once in 1987 (this individual was photographed, and this remains the only known photograph of a live ''S. magnacruzae'') and once in September 2000. No further sightings have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the Tribolonotus gracilis, red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorsolateral
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position provides a definition of what is at the front ("anterior"), behind ("posterior") and so on. As part of defining and describing terms, the body is described through the use of anatomical planes and axes. The meaning of terms that are used can change depending on whether a vertebrate is a biped or a quadruped, due to the difference in the neuraxis, or if an invertebrate is a non-bilaterian. A non-bilaterian has no anterior or posterior surface for example but can still have a descriptor used such as proximal or distal in relation to a body part that is nearest to, or furthest from its middle. International organisations have determined vocabularies that are often used as standards for subdisciplines of anatomy. For example, ''Terminologia Anat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxon
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
