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Spotted skunk, the Glossary

The genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks.^[1]

39 relations: Arthur H. Howell, Belize, Berry, Bird, Butane-1-thiol, Butene, Canada, Carl Linnaeus, Clinton Hart Merriam, Costa Rica, Eastern spotted skunk, Egg, El Salvador, Fruit, Gland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hydrogen peroxide, Insect, John Edward Gray, Larva, Lizard, Methyl group, Mexico, Nicaragua, Oldfield Thomas, Omnivore, Pygmy spotted skunk, Rodent, Skunk, Snake, Sodium bicarbonate, Southern spotted skunk, Species complex, Sulfonic acid, Thiol, United States, Western spotted skunk, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Carnivorans of Central America
Skunks

Arthur H. Howell

Arthur Holmes Howell (3 May 1872 – 10 July 1940) was an American zoologist most notable for his field work on mammals and birds in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, and Texas.

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Belize

Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.

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Berry

A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Butane-1-thiol

Butane-1-thiol, also known as butyl mercaptan, is a volatile, clear to yellowish liquid with a fetid (extremely foul-smelling) odor, commonly described as "skunk" odor.

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Butene

Butene, also known as butylene, is an alkene with the formula.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.

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Clinton Hart Merriam

Clinton Hart Merriam (December 5, 1855 – March 19, 1942) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, ornithologist, entomologist, ecologist, ethnographer, geographer, naturalist and physician.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.

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Eastern spotted skunk

The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) is a small, relatively slender skunk found in North America, in the central and parts of the southeastern United States and in small areas of Canada and Mexico. Spotted skunk and eastern spotted skunk are Carnivorans of North America and skunks.

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Egg

An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.

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El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).

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Gland

A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface that the organism needs.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.

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Honduras

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.

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Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Methyl group

In organic chemistry, a methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, having chemical formula (whereas normal methane has the formula). In formulas, the group is often abbreviated as Me.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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Omnivore

An omnivore is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter.

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Pygmy spotted skunk

The pygmy spotted skunk (Spilogale pygmaea) is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. Spotted skunk and pygmy spotted skunk are Carnivorans of North America and skunks.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Skunk

Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. Spotted skunk and Skunk are Carnivorans of Central America, Carnivorans of North America and skunks.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogencarbonate), commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3.

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Southern spotted skunk

The southern spotted skunk (Spilogale angustifrons) is a species of mammal in the skunk family, (Mephitidae). Spotted skunk and southern spotted skunk are Carnivorans of Central America, Carnivorans of North America and skunks.

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Species complex

In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

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Sulfonic acid

In organic chemistry, sulfonic acid (or sulphonic acid) refers to a member of the class of organosulfur compounds with the general formula, where R is an organic alkyl or aryl group and the group a sulfonyl hydroxide.

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Thiol

In organic chemistry, a thiol, or thiol derivative, is any organosulfur compound of the form, where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Western spotted skunk

The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America. Spotted skunk and western spotted skunk are Carnivorans of North America and skunks.

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10th edition of Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_skunk

Also known as Desert spotted skunk, Plains spotted skunk, Sexual behavior of spotted skunks, Spilogale, Spilogale interrupta, Spilogale leucoparia, Spilogale yucatanensis, Spotted Skunks, Spotten Skunk, Yucatán spotted skunk.

Spotted skunk, the Glossary

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See also

Carnivorans of Central America

Skunks

References