Chioninia nicolauensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Chioninia
Species: Chioninia nicolauensis

Name

• Chioninia nicolauensis (Schleich, 1987)

Holotype: ZSM 1.82.1.

Type locality: “S. Nicolau”.

Combinations

• Mabuya fogoensis nicolauensis Schleich, 1987: 20 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Chioninia nicolauensis — Miralles et al., 2010: 15 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Schleich, H.-H. 1987. Herpetofauna caboverdiana. Spixiana 12: 1–75.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chioninia nicolauensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 November 2018.
• Vasconcelos, R. 2013. IUCN: Chioninia nicolauensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T13152405A13152412. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152405A13152412.en

Vernacular names

English: Sao Nicolau Skink