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Chioninia spinalis

Chioninia spinalis'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chioninia
Species: C. spinalis
Binomial name
Chioninia spinalis
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Mabuya spinalis
    Boulenger, 1906
  • Mabuia salensis
    Angel, 1935
  • Mabuya stangeri maioensis
    Mertens, 1955

Chioninia spinalis (English name: probably Spinal or Spined skink) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.

One of the places that the species are founded are in Serra Malagueta and its Natural Park.

There are five subspecies:



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