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Black mabuya

The black mabuya is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Exila. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.

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Black mabuya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Exila
Hedges & Conn, 2012
Species:
E. nigropalmata
Binomial name
Exila nigropalmata
(Andersson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Mabuia nigropalmata
  • Mabuya nigropalmata

The black mabuya (Exila nigropalmata) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Exila.2 It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.

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References

  1. Moravec, J.; Aparicio, J.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Perez, P. (2019). "Exila nigropalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T47102795A47102806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47102795A47102806.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Exila at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.