Chioninia nicolauensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. 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