Mabuya

 ( Skinks ) 

Mabuya is a genus of long-tailed , 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.Blair, H. S. (2012, April 30). A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Burbank. Retrieved November 3, 2024,. Species in the genus Mabuya are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is Viviparity, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of . Viviparity in lizards, snakes and mammals. Map of Life, Convergent Evolution Online. 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 Genus 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.

• Mabuya cochonae – Cochons skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya desiradae – Désirade skink
• Mabuya dominicana – Dominica skink
• Mabuya grandisterrae – Grande-Terre skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya guadeloupae – Guadeloupe skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya hispaniolae – Hispaniolan two-lined skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya mabouya – Greater Martinique skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya montserratae – Montserrat skink (possibly extinct)
• Mabuya parviterrae – Petite Terre skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mabuya.

• 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 language and Latin).

• Mabuya by Cyberlizard at web.archive.org.