Mabuya

                                 MABUYA

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-      Mabuya wrightii

OCCURRENCE :-             Seychelles

HABITAT :-                    Granite islands with guano deposits

SIZE :-                           Length 31 cm

FAMILY :-                      Scincidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It is a stocky and glossy , skink with a long tail measuring upto 18 cm.
2. It is a fast moving , ground dwelling lizard with well-developed hind limbs having long digits.
3. It has a slightly elongate but blunt snout.
4. It is active during the day and feeds on eggs of other birds.
5. The female gives birth to live young ones which develops inside her body.