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
An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chioninia
Species:
C. stangeri
Binomial name
Chioninia stangeri
(Gray, 1845)
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Geographic range

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C. stangeri is found on the islands of São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Branco, and Ilhéu Raso.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. stangeri is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

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C. stangeri is viviparous.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, stangeri, is in honor of English explorer William Stanger.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Chioninia stangeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).