''Mabuya'' is a

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of long-tailed

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s restricted to

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from various Caribbean islands. They are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is

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, having a highly evolved

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that resembles that of

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s. Formerly, many

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species were placed here, as ''Mabuya'' was a kind of "

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". These Old World species are now placed in the

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Chioninia __NOTOC__ ''Chioninia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae. For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon" ''Mabuya''. The genus ''Chioninia'' contains the Cape Verde mabuyas. Description Species in the genus ' ...

'', ''

Eutropis ''Eutropis'' is a genus of skinks belonging to the subfamily Mabuyinae. For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon" ''Mabuya''; it contains the Asian mabuyas. They often share their habitat with the related common skinks (''Spheno ...

'', and ''

Trachylepis ''Trachylepis'' is a skink genus in the subfamily Mabuyinae found mainly in Africa. Its members were formerly included in the "wastebin taxon" ''Mabuya'', and for some time in '' Euprepis''. As defined today, ''Trachylepis'' contains the clade ...

''. Under the older classification, the

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species were referred to as "American mabuyas", and now include the genera ''

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'', ''

Aspronema ''Aspronema'' is a genus 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 ...

'', ''

Brasiliscincus ''Brasiliscincus'' is a genus of skinks. Species are endemic to Brazil. Species were previously placed in the genus ''Mabuya''. Species The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *''Brasilis ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Maracaiba ''Maracaiba'' is a genus of skinks. Species The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Maracaiba meridensis'' () *'' Maracaiba zuliae'' () ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In ...

'', ''

Marisora ''Marisora'' is a genus of skinks. They are found in Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands. Species The following 13 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Marisora alliacea'' (Cope, 1 ...

'', '' Varzea'', and ''

Copeoglossum ''Copeoglossum'' is a genus of skinks. They were previously placed in the genus ''Mabuya''. Species The following five species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Copeoglossum arajara'' (Reboucas-Spieker ...

''. Most species in this genus are feared to be

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due to introduced predators.

Species

Listed alphabetically by

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.''Mabuya''
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''

Mabuya cochonae Cochon's skink (''Mabuya cochonae'') is a species of skink found in Guadeloupe. It is considered to be possibly extinct The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List ...

'' – Cochon's skink (possibly extinct) *''

Mabuya desiradae The Désirade skink (''Mabuya desiradae'') is a species of skink found in Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of ...

'' – Désirade skink *''

Mabuya dominicana The Dominica skink (''Mabuya dominicana'') is a species of skink found in Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. T ...

'' – Dominica skink *''

Mabuya grandisterrae The Grande-Terre skink (''Mabuya grandisterrae'') is a species of skink found in Guadeloupe. It is considered to be possibly extinct The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the I ...

'' – Grande-Terre skink (possibly extinct) *'' Mabuya guadeloupae'' – Guadeloupe skink (possibly extinct) *''

Mabuya hispaniolae The Hispaniolan two-lined skink (''Mabuya hispaniolae'') is a species of skink Endemism, endemic to the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola. References

Mabuya Reptiles described in 2012 Reptiles of the Dominican Republic Lizards of the Cari ...

'' – Hispaniolan two-lined skink (possibly extinct) *''

Mabuya mabouya The Greater Martinique skink (''Mabuya mabouya'') is a species of skink found on Martinique. It has shiny, bronze-colored skin, with a pair of light stripes that run along its upper flanks. It was previously thought to be widespread throughou ...

'' – Greater Martinique skink (possibly extinct) *'' Mabuya montserratae'' – Montserrat skink (possibly extinct) *'' Mabuya parviterrae'' – Petite Terre skink ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mabuya''.

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''Mabuya'' by Cyberlizard
at web.archive.org. Skinks Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger Lizard genera {{Lygosominae-stub

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