Mabuya dominicana
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| Mabuya dominicana | |
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| at Cabrits National Park, Dominica. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mabuya |
| Species: | M. dominicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Mabuya dominicana Garman, 1887
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The Dominica skink (Mabuya dominicana) is a species of skink endemic to Dominica.[2] On Dominica, it can be confused with Gymnophthalmus pleii or juvenile Ameiva fuscata due to their similar appearance.
References
[edit]- 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 (2): 177–94. doi:10.1163/157075407780681365.
- ^ Hedges, S.B.; Powell, R. (2019). "Mabuya dominicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47102838A71750972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47102838A71750972.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Mabuya dominicana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.