Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Spondylurus
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Antillean Four-lined Skinks
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Karibische Vierstreifenskinke
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Caribiske Firstribede Skinker
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Spondylurus Fitzinger (type species: Scincus sloanii Daudin 1803) |
Contents:
17 species, of which 14 (82.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Mabuya (e.g., Smith 1935; Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012).
Distribution:
West Indies.
Reported from:
Anguilla
(Anguilla Island),
British Virgin Islands
(incl.
Anegada,
Carrot Rock),
Dominican Republic,
Grenada,
Haiti,
Jamaica,
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra,
Desecheo,
Mona,
Monito,
Vieques),
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Martin,
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Caicos Islands,
Turks Islands),
U.S. Virgin Islands
(incl.
St. Croix).
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Spondylurus anegadae
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Anegada Skink
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Anegada-Skink
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Anegada-skink
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Spondylurus anegadae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Perry & Gerber 2006; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937; Maclean 1982), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands
(Anegada).
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Spondylurus caicosae
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Caicos Islands Skink
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Caicos-Islands-Skink
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Caicos Islands-skink
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Spondylurus caicosae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Grant 1937; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Caicos Islands).
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Spondylurus culebrae
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Culebra Skink
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Culebra-Skink
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Culebra-skink
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Spondylurus culebrae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of semitaeniatus (e.g., Grant 1932), sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Grant 1937; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Culebra).
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Spondylurus fulgidus
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Jamaican Skink
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Jamaicanischer Skink
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Jamaicansk Skink
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Mabuya fulgida Cope |
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Spondylurus fulgidus Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009), spilonotus (e.g., Barbour 1914; Grant 1940; Horton 1973),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Spondylurus haitiae
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Hispaniolan Four-lined Skink
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Hispaniolischer Vierstreifen-Skink
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Hispaniolansk Firstribet Skink
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Spondylurus haitiae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Barbour 1930; Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Haiti.
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Spondylurus lineolatus
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Hispaniolan Ten-lined Skink, (Hispaniolan Striped Skink)
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Hispaniolischer Zehnstreifen-Skink
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Hispaniolansk Tistribet Skink
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Mabuya lineolata Noble & Hassler |
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Spondylurus lineolatus Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti.
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Spondylurus macleani
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Carrot Rock Skink
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Carrot-Rock-Skink
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Carrot Rock-skink
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Mabuya macleani Mayer & Lazell |
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Spondylurus macleani Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Mayer & Lazell 1988; Schwartz & Henderson 1991) or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands
(Carrot Rock).
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Spondylurus magnacruzae
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Greater Saint Croix Skink
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Saint-Croix-Skink
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Saint Croix-skink
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Spondylurus magnacruzae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Barbour 1930; Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
U.S. Virgin Islands
(St. Croix).
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Spondylurus martinae
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Saint Martin Skink
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Saint-Martin-Skink
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Saint Martin-skink
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Spondylurus martinae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Breuil 2002),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Babrbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Saint Martin.
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Spondylurus monae
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Mona Skink
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Mona-Skink
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Mona-skink
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Spondylurus monae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of semitaeniatus (e.g., Grant 1932), sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Grant 1937; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Mona).
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Spondylurus monitae
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Monito Skink
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Monito-Skink
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Monito-skink
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Spondylurus monitae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Henderson & Powell 2009) or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Monito).
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Spondylurus nitidus
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Puerto Rican Skink
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Puerto-Rico-Skink
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Puerto Rico-skink
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Mabuia nitida Garman |
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Mabuya sloanii nitida Mayer & Lazell 2000 |
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Spondylurus nitidus Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012). Possibly extinct in Vieques (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra,
Desecheo,
Vieques).
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Spondylurus powelli
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Anguilla Bank Skink
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Anguilla-Skink
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Anguilla-skink
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Spondylurus powelli Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Breuil 2002), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Distribution:
Anguilla
(Anguilla Island),
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Martin.
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Spondylurus semitaeniatus
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Lesser Virgin Islands Skink
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Kleiner Virgin-Islands-skink
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Lille Virgin Islands-skink
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Euprepes semitaeniatus Wiegmann |
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Spondylurus semitaeniatus Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012). Possibly extinct in St. Thomas (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands,
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Spondylurus sloanii
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Virgin Islands Bronze Skink, (Greater Antillean Skink, Slippery-backed Skink)
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Virgin Islands-Bronzeskink
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Virgin Islands-bronzeskink
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Scincus sloanii Daudin |
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Spondylurus sloanei [sic] Fitzinger 1826 |
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Tiliqua sloanii Gray 1831 |
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Eumeces sloanii Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
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Mabouya sloanei [sic] Gray 1845 |
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Mabuya mabouya sloanii Dunn 1936 |
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Mabuya sloanii Mayer & Lazell 2000 |
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Spondylurus sloanii Hedges & Conn 2012 |
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Scincus richardi Cocteau (Hedges & Conn 2012) |
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Tiliqua richardii Gray 1838 |
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Mabuia cuprescens Cope (Hedges & Conn 2012) |
Remarks:
Previously included nitidus, semitaeniatus, and other populations more recently described as separate species
(Alinea lanceolata,
A. luciae,
Capitellum mariagalantae,
C. metallicum,
Copeoglossum aurae,
C. redondae,
Mabuya cochonae,
M. desiradae,
M. dominicana,
M. grandisterrae,
M. guadeloupae,
M. hispaniolae,
M. montserratae,
Marisora aurulae,
Spondylurus anegadae, S. caicosae, S. culebrae, S. fulgidus, S. haitiae, S. macleani, S. magnacruzae, S. martinae, S. monae, S. monitae, S. nitidus, S. powelli, S. semitaeniatus, S. spilonotus, S. turksae).
Prior to revalidation as a separate species, sloanii itself was regarded as a synonym of
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996).
Revalidated as a separate species by Mayer & Lazell (2000). Validity confirmed by Hedges & Conn (2012). Possibly extinct in St. Thomas and Water Island (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands,
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Spondylurus spilonotus
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Greater Virgin Islands Skink
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Grosser Virgin-Islands-skink
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Stor Virgin Islands-skink
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Euprepes spilonotus Wiegmann |
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Spondylurus spilonotus Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012). Possibly extinct (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Spondylurus turksae
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Turks Islands Skink
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Turks-Skink
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Turks-skink
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Spondylurus turksae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of sloanii (e.g., Dunn 1936; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Miralles 2005; Henderson & Powell 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Barbour 1937), or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Possibly extinct in Grand Turk Island (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Turks Islands).
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