Phylogeny of Mabuya, with a close-up of clades containing M. nigropunctata (blue) and both M. altamazonica and M. yasuniensis sp. nov. (red). All samples of M. yasuniensis correspond to paratypes. This maximum likelihood tree was obtained from an analysis of five genes (two mitochondrial, three nuclear) and 256 terminals. Numbers above branches are ultrafast bootstrap support values, not shown in short branches for clarity. Specimens sampled in this study are shown in bold. Taxon name (M.: Mabuya) followed by voucher number and country of origin are provided. BR: Brazil, CO: Colombia, EC: Ecuador, FG: French Guiana, LA: Lesser Antilles, PE: Peru, TT: Trinidad and Tobago, VE: Venezuela.