Dominica Skink
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The Dominica skink (''Mabuya dominicana'') is a species of
skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
found in
Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. On Dominica, it can be confused with '' Gymnophthalmus pleii'' or juvenile '' Ameiva fuscata'' due to their similar appearance.


References

* * Mabuya Reptiles described in 1887 Reptiles of Dominica Taxa named by Samuel Garman {{Lygosominae-stub