NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Greater Martinique Skink
Mabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
1. The Greater Martinique skink (Mabuya mabouya)'
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Open encyclopedia reference
Mabuya mabouya, the Greater Martinique skink, 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 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Mabuya mabouya; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:50:34.459588+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1789)
- Common name
- Greater Martinique Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Mabuya
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyMabuyinae
- genusMabuya
- speciesMabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mabuya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe SkinkMabuya guadeloupae Hedges & Conn, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hispaniolan Two-lined SkinkMabuya hispaniolae Hedges & Conn, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montserrat SkinkMabuya montserratae Hedges & Conn, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grande-Terre SkinkMabuya grandisterrae Hedges & Conn, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Petite Terre SkinkMabuya parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis, 2016 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mabuya yasuniensis Torres-Carvajal, Sandoval & Paucar, 2024 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mabuya altamazonica Miralles, Barrio-Amoros, Rivas & Chaparro-Auza, 2006 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mabuia agilis Günther, 1888 Günther, 1888 | synonym |
| Lacertus mabouya Lacépède, 1788 Lacépède, 1788 | synonym |
| Mabuya dominicensis Fitzinger, 1826 Fitzinger, 1826 | synonym |
| Tiliqua cepedii Cocteau, 1837 Cocteau, 1837 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Mabuya&species=mabouya Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WWH9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.