Chioninia vaillantii

Chioninia vaillantii

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 vaillantii
Subspecies (2): C. v. vaillantii – C. v. xanthotis

Name

• Chioninia vaillantii (Boulenger, 1887)

Syntypes (5): BMNH 1948.8.18.25-9.

Type locality: “St Jago, Cape Verde Islands”.

Combinations

• Mabuia vaillanti Boulenger, 1887: 159 [original combination]
• Chioninia vaillantii — Mausfeld et al., 2002: 290 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Second edition. Volume 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Printed by Order of the Trustees: London. XII + 575 pp., pls I–XL. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chioninia vaillantii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 November 2018.
• Vasconcelos, R. 2013. IUCN: Chioninia vaillantii  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178352A19086055. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178352A19086055.en

Vernacular names

English: Vaillant's Skink