Mabuya
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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.<ref>Blair, H. S. (2012, April 30). A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Burbank. Retrieved November 3, 2024,. </ref> 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.<ref>Viviparity in lizards, snakes and mammals. Map of Life, Convergent Evolution Online.</ref> 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 alphabetically by specific name.<ref>Mabuya. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
- Mabuya cochonae Template:Small – Cochons skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya desiradae Template:Small – Désirade skink
- Mabuya dominicana Template:Small – Dominica skink
- Mabuya grandisterrae Template:Small – Grande-Terre skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya guadeloupae Template:Small – Guadeloupe skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya hispaniolae Template:Small – Hispaniolan two-lined skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya mabouya Template:Small – Greater Martinique skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya montserratae Template:Small – Montserrat skink (possibly extinct)
- Mabuya parviterrae Template:Small – Petite Terre skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mabuya.
References
Further reading
- Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K.K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner. 5 unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Mabuya, new genus, p. 23). (in German and Latin).
External links
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- Mabuya by Cyberlizard at web.archive.org.