Chioninia stangeri

Chioninia stangeri
	An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Chioninia
Species:	C. stangeri
Binomial name
	Chioninia stangeri; (Gray, 1845)
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;

Last updated September 30, 2025

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]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

C. stangeri is viviparous.^[2]

Etymology

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

References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 3 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).

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).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 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).

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