Chioninia stangeri

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Chioninia stangeri
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An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chioninia
Species:
C. stangeri
Binomial name
Chioninia stangeri
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms [2]

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]

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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]

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References

  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.
  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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