Mabuya dominicana

Mabuya dominicana
at Cabrits National Park, Dominica.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Mabuya
Species:	M. dominicana
Binomial name
Mabuya dominicana Garman, 1887

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

• 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.

1. 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.
2. Mabuya dominicana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 November 2017.