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Latest update: March 2nd, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Chioninia
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Chioninia

Cape Verde Skinks

Kapverdische Skinke

Kapverdiske Skinker

1845 Chioninia Gray (type species: Euprepis delalandii Dumeril & Bibron 1839)
1873 Macroscincus Bocage (type species: Euprepes coctei Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perrera, Harris & Carranza 2010)
1875 Charactodon Troschel (type species: Euprepes coctei Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perrera, Harris & Carranza 2010)
Contents: 6 species, all of which are endemic. In addition to this, 1 species (coctei), which was also endemic, is considered extinct.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Mabuya (e.g., Loveridge 1957). Revalidated by Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha (2002).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Boa Vista, Fogo, Santo Antao, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente).


Chioninia coctei

Cape Verde Giant Skink

Kapverdischer Riesenskink

Kapverdisk Kæmpeskink

1839 Euprepes coctei Dumeril & Bibron
Macroscincus coctei Bocage 1873
Charactodon coctei Troschel 1875
Gongylus coctei Brygoo 1985
Chioninia coctei Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perrera, Harris & Carranza 2010

Remarks: Considered extinct (Joger 1993; Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011), but may survive (Köhler, Hertz, Sunyer, Seipp & Monteiro 2007; Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Branco, Razo, Santa Luzia, Sao Vicente).


Chioninia delalandii

Southern Cape Verde Skink, (Delalande's Skink)

Südkapverdischer Skink

Sydkapverdisk Skink

1839 Euprepis delalandii Dumeril & Bibron
Mabuia delalandii Boulenger 1887
Gongylus delalandii Brygoo 1985
Chioninia delalandii Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002
1845 Euprepis belcheri Gray (Mertens 1956)
1857 Euprepis venustus Girard (Mertens 1956)

Remarks: Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris (2013) regarded the presence of delalandii in Boa Vista as doubtful.
Introduced to: Cape Verde (Maio, Sao Vicente).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Fogo).


Chioninia fogoensis

Santo Antão Skink

Santo-Antão-Skink

Santo Antão-skink

1874 Euprepes fogoensis O'Shaughnessy
Mabuia fogoensis Boulenger 1887
Chioninia fogoensis Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
1987 Mabuya fogoensis antaoensis Schleich (Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011)
Mabuya antaoensis López-Jurado, Mateo & Fazeres 2005
Chioninia fogoensis antaoensis Franzen & Glaw 2007
1993 Mabuya geisthardti Joger (Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011)
Chioninia geisthardti Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]

Remarks: Previously included nicolauensis. In spite of its specific epithet, fogoensis is known with certainty only from Santo Antão. Records from Fogo and São Vicente are presumably in error (Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Santo Antao).


Chioninia nicolauensis

São Nicolau Skink

São-Nicolau-Skink

São Nicolau-skink

1987 Mabuya fogoensis nicolauensis Schleich
Chioninia fogoensis nicolauensis Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
Chioninia nicolauensis Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011

Distribution: Cape Verde (Sao Nicolau).


Chioninia spinalis

Santiago Skink

Santiago-Skink

Santiago-skink

1906 Mabuya spinalis Boulenger
Mabuya stangeri spinalis Mertens 1956
Chioninia spinalis Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
1935 Mabuya salensis Angel
Mabuya stangeri salensis Mertens 1956
Mabuya spinalis salensis Joger 1993
Chioninia spinalis salensis Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
1955 Mabuya stangeri maioensis Mertens (Joger 1993)
Mabuya spinalis maioensis Joger 1993
2011 Chioninia spinalis boavistensis Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011
2011 Chioninia spinalis santiagoensis Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011

Remarks: Revalidated as a separate species by Joger (1993). Brehm, Jesus, Pinheiro & Harris (2001) regarded salensis as a separate species, but Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza (2011) retained it as a subspecies of spinalis.
Distribution: Cape Verde (Boa Vista, Fogo).


Chioninia stangeri

São Vicente Skink

São-Vicente-Skink

São Vicente-skink

1845 Euprepis stangeri Gray
Mabuia stangeri Boulenger 1887
Chioninia stangeri Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
1869 Euprepes polylepis Peters (Mertens 1956)
1875 Euprepes hopfferi Bocage
Chioninia stangeri hopfferi Mateo, Geniez, Veiret & López-Jurado 2023

Remarks: The taxon hopfferi was regarded as a synonym by Mertens (1956), but revalidated as a separate subspecies by Mateo, Geniez, Veiret & López-Jurado (2023).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Sao Vicente).


Chioninia vaillantii

Yellow-nosed Cape Verde Skink

Gelbschnäuziger Cap-Verde-Skink

Gulsnudet Cap Verde-skink

1887 Mabuya vaillantii Boulenger
Chioninia vaillantii Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication]
2011 Chioninia vaillantii xanthotis Miralles, Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris & Carranza 2011

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of delalandii (e.g., Mertens 1956). Revalidated by Greer (1976).
Distribution: Cape Verde (Fogo).