Marisora Explained

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 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.