Mabuya dominicana
The Dominica skink (Mabuya dominicana) is a species of skink found in Dominica.[2] On Dominica, it can be confused with Gymnophthalmus pleii or juvenile Ameiva fuscata due to their similar appearance.
| Mabuya dominicana | |
|---|---|
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| at Cabrits National Park, Dominica. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mabuya |
| Species: | M. dominicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Mabuya dominicana Garman, 1887 | |
References
- Evans, Peter G.H.; James, Arlington (1997). Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. p. 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: 177–94. doi:10.1163/157075407780681365.
- Hedges, B. & Powell, R. 2019. Mabuya dominicana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T47102838A71750972. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47102838A71750972.en. Downloaded on 15 April 2020.
- Mabuya dominicana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
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