Vaillant's mabuya

Chioninia vaillantii
Vaillant's skink in the Prague Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chioninia
Species:
C. vaillantii
Binomial name
Chioninia vaillantii
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabuia vaillantii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuya vaillantii
    — Greer, 1976
  • Chioninia vaillantii
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002

Chioninia vaillantii, also known commonly as Vaillant's mabuya or Vaillant's skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[2] There are two recognized subspecies.

  1. ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Chioninia vaillantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178352A19086055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178352A19086055.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Chioninia vaillantii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 January 2017.