Chioninia stangeri
Appearance
Chioninia stangeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chioninia |
Species: | C. stangeri
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Binomial name | |
Chioninia stangeri (Gray, 1845)
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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
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
- ^ a b c Vasoncelos R (2013). "Chioninia stangeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T13152431A13152438. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152431A13152438.en. Downloaded on 02 June 2020.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
- 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).