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.
| Mabuya mabouya | |
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| Top(Mabuya mabouya) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mabuya |
| Species: | M. mabouya
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| Binomial name | |
| Mabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre, 1789)
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Lacertus mabouya | |
It was previously thought to be widespread throughout the Neotropics, but a taxonomic revision in 2005 established it as endemic to Martinique. With its new, restricted distribution, it is feared to be possibly extinct.[2]
References edit
- ^ Hedges, B.; Powell, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mabuya mabouya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T47102893A115397074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T47102893A47102903.en. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Mabuya mabouya at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.