Chioninia nicolauensis
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| Chioninia nicolauensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Mabuyidae |
| Genus: | Chioninia |
| Species: | C. nicolauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chioninia nicolauensis (Schleich, 1987) | |
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Chioninia nicolauensis (English: São Nicolau skink) is a species of skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde island of São Nicolau.[2][3] Until around 2010, it was treated as a subspecies of Chioninia fogoensis.[1]