''Capitellum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. S ...

s. Species were previously placed in the genus ''

Mabuya ''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. They are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of euthe ...

''. All species in this genus are considered

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, due to a lack of recent sightings but the presence of potential refuges.

Species

The following 3

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, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Capitellum mariagalantae'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – Marie-Galante skink (possibly extinct) *'' Capitellum metallicum'' (Bocourt, 1879) – lesser Martinique skink (possibly extinct) *''

Capitellum parvicruzae ''Capitellum parvicruzae'', the lesser Saint Croix skink, is a species of skink found in Saint Croix Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an island in the Cari ...

'' Hedges & Conn, 2012 – lesser Saint Croix skink (possibly extinct) ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Capitellum''.

References

Lizard genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn {{Skink-stub