Chioninia stangeri (Gray 1845) articles

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Cape Verde Islands

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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]

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

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

C. stangeri is viviparous.^[2]

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

^ ^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).

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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.