Mabuya dominicana

Short description: Species of lizard

Mabuya dominicana

at Cabrits National Park, Dominica.

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Scincidae
Genus:  | Mabuya
Species:  |

M. dominicana

Binomial name
Mabuya dominicana

Garman, 1887

The Dominica skink (Mabuya dominicana) is a species of skink endemic to Dominica.[2] On Dominica, it can be confused with Gymnophthalmus pleii or juvenile Ameiva fuscata due to their similar appearance.

## References

* Evans, Peter G.H.; James, Arlington (1997). Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. pp. 20.
* Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S.; Hypolite, Eric; James, Arlington (2007). "A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies". Appl. Herpetol. 4 (2): 177–94. doi:10.1163/157075407780681365.

1. ↑ Hedges, S.B.; Powell, R. (2019). "Mabuya dominicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T47102838A71750972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47102838A71750972.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47102838/71750972. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ↑ Mabuya dominicana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.

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