Genus of lizards
Mabuya 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[ 1] Mabuya are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is viviparous , having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutherian mammals .[ 2] 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 Trachylepis New World species were referred to as "American mabuyas", and as of 2024 include the genera Alinea Aspronema Brasiliscincus Capitellum Copeoglossum Maracaiba Marisora Varzea
Most species in this genus are feared to be possibly extinct due to introduced predators.
Species
Listed alphabetically by specific name .[ 3]
Mabuya cochonae Hedges & Conn , 2012Mabuya desiradae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Désirade skinkMabuya dominicana Garman , 1887Mabuya grandisterrae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Grande-Terre skink (possibly extinct)Mabuya guadeloupae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Guadeloupe skink (possibly extinct)Mabuya hispaniolae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Hispaniolan two-lined skink (possibly extinct)Mabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre , 1789) – Greater Martinique skink (possibly extinct)Mabuya montserratae Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Montserrat skink (possibly extinct)Mabuya parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec , Barré , Berchel , Combot , Vidal & Pavis , 2016 – Petite Terre skinkNota bene binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mabuya .
References
^ Blair, H. S. (2012, April 30). A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Burbank. Retrieved November 3, 2024,.
^ Viviparity in lizards, snakes and mammals . Map of Life, Convergent Evolution Online.^ Mabuya
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 ).
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