Chioninia stangeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Chioninia stangeri (English name: Stanger's skink or Stanger's mabuya) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.
One of the places where C. stangeri is found is Pico da Antónia on Santiago island.
The specific name, stangeri, is in honor of English explorer William Stanger.