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Chioninia stangeri
Chioninia stangeri.jpg
An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Chioninia
Species:
stangeri
Synonyms
  • Euprepis stangeri
    Gray, 1845
  • Euprepes polylepis
    W. Peters, 1870
  • Euprepes hopfferi
    Bocage, 1875
  • Mabuia stangeri
    — Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuya stangeri
    — Schleich, 1987
  • Mabuya stanjorgeri
    Frank & Ramus, 1995
    (ex errore)
  • Chioninia stangeri
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002
  • Trachylepis stangeri
    — Bauer, 2003

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.

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. stangeri is shrubland.

Reproduction

C. stangeri is viviparous.

Etymology

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

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