| Marisora urtica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Marisora |
| Species: | M. urtica |
| Binomial name | |
| Marisora urtica McCranie, Matthews, & Hedges, 2020 | |
The Fonseca Islands skink (Marisora urtica) is a species of skink found in Honduras. [1]
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the 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.
Mabuya is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. They 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 now include the genera Alinea, Aspronema, Brasiliscincus, Capitellum, Maracaiba, Marisora, Varzea, and Copeoglossum.
Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide. The species is divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact.
Urtica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. Many species have stinging hairs and may be called nettles or stinging nettles, although the latter name applies particularly to Urtica dioica.
Urtica urens, commonly known as annual nettle, dwarf nettle, small nettle, dog nettle, or burning nettle, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant species in the nettle family Urticaceae. It is native to Eurasia, including the Himalayan regions of Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Sikkim in India and can be found in North America, New Zealand and South Africa as an introduced species. It is reputed to sting more strongly than common nettle.
Marisora is a genus of skinks. They are found in Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.
Mabuyinae is a subfamily of skinks within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Mabuya group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.
Marisora alliacea is a species of skink found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The Lesser Windward skink is a species of skink found in St. Vincent and Tobago.
Marisora brachypoda is a species of skink found in Mexico and Central America.
Marisora falconensis is a species of skink found in Venezuela and Colombia.
The Corn Island skink is a species of skink found on Great Corn Island in Nicaragua.
The Providencia skink is a species of skink found on Providencia.
The Roatán skink is a species of skink found on Roatán in Honduras.
The Central American mabuya is a species of skink found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.
The Southern Sierra Madre skink is a species of skink found in Mexico.
The Mayan skink is a species of skink found in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize.
The Tehuantepec skink is a species of skink found in Mexico.
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