Chioninia stangeri (English common name: Stanger's skink) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[2]
Chioninia stangeri | |
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An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chioninia |
Species: | C. stangeri
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Binomial name | |
Chioninia stangeri (Gray, 1845)
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Synonyms[2] | |
C. stangeri is found on the islands of São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Branco, and Ilhéu Raso.[1]
The preferred natural habitat of C. stangeri is shrubland.[1]
C. stangeri is viviparous.[2]
The specific name, stangeri, is in honor of English explorer William Stanger.[3]