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 
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| 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] | |
Geographic range
editC. stangeri is found on the islands of São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Branco, and Ilhéu Raso.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. stangeri is shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
editC. stangeri is viviparous.[2]
Etymology
editThe specific name, stangeri, is in honor of English explorer William Stanger.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Chioninia stangeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152431A13152438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152431A13152438.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Chioninia stangeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 January 2017.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chioninia stangeri, p. 251).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Mabuia stangeri, pp. 157–158 + Plate VI, figures 2, 2a).
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Euprepis stangeri, new species, p. 112).