NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Petite Terre Skink
Mabuya parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis, 2016
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Mabuya parviterrae, also known as the Petite Terre skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. It grows to snout–vent lengths of 101 mm (4.0 in) in males and 103 mm (4.1 in) in females. It is endemic to the island of Terre-de-Bas in the Îles de la Petite Terre, a small archipelago in Guadeloupe. It is largely restricted to a single rock wall on the island measuring around 460 m (1,500 ft) long, and may have the smallest range of any vertebrate. It is recommended that it be classified as being critically endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Mabuya parviterrae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:10.801122+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mabuya parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis, 2016
- Name authority
- Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis, 2016
- Common name
- Petite Terre 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 parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis, 2016
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 |
| 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 |
| Greater Martinique SkinkMabuya mabouya (Bonnaterre, 1789) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=parviterrae 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:8GPZJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.