See text Mabuya is a genus of long-tailed skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.

The genus is viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutherian mammals.

Under the older classification, the New World species were referred to as "American mabuyas", and as of 2024 include the genera Alinea, Aspronema, Brasiliscincus, Capitellum, Copeoglossum, Maracaiba, Marisora, and Varzea.

Most species in this genus are feared to be possibly extinct due to introduced predators.

[3] Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mabuya.