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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Chioninia stangeri''
| name = ''Chioninia stangeri''
| image =
| image = Chioninia stangeri.jpg
| image_caption = An image of C. stangeri captured on the [[island]] of [[Santa Luzia, Cape Verde|Santa Luzia]], [[Cape Verde]].
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| status = NT
| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Vasconcelos, R. |date=2013 |title=''Chioninia stangeri'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T13152431A13152438 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152431A13152438.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Chioninia
| species = stangeri
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1845)
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Sauria]] or <br>[[Lacertilia]]
| infraordo = [[Scincomorpha]]
| familia = [[Scincidae]]
| genus = '''''[[Chioninia]]'''''
| species = '''''C. stangeri'''''
| binomial = ''Chioninia stangeri''
| binomial authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1845)
| synonyms = *''Euprepis stangeri'' <br>{{small|Gray, 1845}}
| synonyms = *''Euprepis stangeri'' <br>{{small|Gray, 1845}}
*''Euprepes polylepis'' <br>{{small|[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1870}}
*''Euprepes polylepis'' <br>{{small|[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1870}}
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*''Chioninia stangeri'' <br>{{small|— [[Patrick Mausfeld|Mausfeld]] et al., 2002}}
*''Chioninia stangeri'' <br>{{small|— [[Patrick Mausfeld|Mausfeld]] et al., 2002}}
*''Trachylepis stangeri'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]], 2003}}
*''Trachylepis stangeri'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]], 2003}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/>
*''Chioninia stangeri'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Gunther Köhler|G. Köhler]] et al., 2007}}
| synonyms_ref =<ref name="RDB"/>
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'''''Chioninia stangeri''''' (English name: '''Stanger's skink''') is a [[species]] of [[skink]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Cape Verde]] Islands.<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB species|genus=Chioninia |species=stangeri |accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref>
'''''Chioninia stangeri''''' (English [[common name]]: '''Stanger's skink''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Cape Verde]] Islands.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Chioninia |species=stangeri |accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref>

==Geographic range==
'''''C. stangeri''''' is found on the islands of [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]], [[Santa Luzia, Cape Verde|Santa Luzia]], [[Ilhéu Branco]], and [[Ilhéu Raso]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" />

==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''C. stangeri'' is [[shrubland]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" />

==Reproduction==
''C. stangeri'' is [[Viviparity|viviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''stangeri'', is in honor of English explorer [[William Stanger (surveyor)|William Stanger]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Beolens, Bo|author2=Watkins, Michael|author3=Grayson, Michael|year=2009|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press}} xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (''Chioninia stangeri'', p. 251).</ref>
The [[specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''stangeri'', is in honor of [[English people|English]] explorer [[William Stanger (surveyor)|William Stanger]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Beolens, Bo|author2=Watkins, Michael|author3=Grayson, Michael|year=2011|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press}} xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Chioninia stangeri'', p. 251).</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidǣ ...'' 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).
*[[George Albert Boulenger|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.&nbsp;157–158 + Plate VI, figures 2, 2a).
*[[John Edward Gray|Gray JE]] (1845). ''[http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci00brit 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).
*[[John Edward Gray|Gray JE]] (1845). ''[https://archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci00brit 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.&nbsp;112).


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[[Category:Chioninia|stangeri]]
[[Category:Chioninia|stangeri]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Endemic vertebrates of Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Vertebrates of Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Fauna of Sal, Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1993]]
[[Category:Fauna of Boa Vista, Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Fauna of Santiago, Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1845]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]



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{{Lygosominae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 17:05, 9 November 2023

Chioninia stangeri
An image of C. stangeri captured on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Geographic range[edit]

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

Habitat[edit]

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

Reproduction[edit]

C. stangeri is viviparous.[2]

Etymology[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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).

Further reading[edit]

  • 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).