Chioninia fogoensis (English: Fogo skink or Santo Antão skink) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde.[3] The species was named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy in 1874. After revision of the species in 2010 based on molecular evidence, it no longer includes the skinks of São Nicolau (Chioninia nicolauensis), nor of the original type locality Fogo (hence the species name fogoensis).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chioninia |
| Species: | C. fogoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chioninia fogoensis (O'Shaugnessy, 1874)
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Introduced populations edit
In 2020, the presence of Chioninia fogoensis was confirmed on the island of Madeira after an individual stowed away in a holidaymaker's bag and ended up in the United Kingdom before discovery.[4]
Original publication edit
- O'Shaughnessy, 1874 : A description of a new species of Scincidae in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4, vol. 3, p. 298-301 (full text).
References edit
- ^ Vasconcelos, R.; Joger, U. (2013). "Chioninia fogoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152448A13152466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152448A13152466.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Chioninia fogoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b R. Vasconcelos, U. Joger (2012). "Chioninia fogoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ Clemens, David. J.; Allain, Steven J. R. (2020). "First evidence of Fogo skink (Chioninia fogoensis) introduction to Madeira". Herpetological Bulletin. 152: 40–41. doi:10.33256/152.4041.