Cape Verde giant skink
| Cape Verde giant skink | |
|---|---|
| Illustration, 1885 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chioninia |
| Species: | †C. coctei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chioninia coctei (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
The Cape Verde giant skink (Chioninia coctei), also called Bibron's skink, Cocteau's skink, and lagarto in Cape Verdean Portuguese, is a recently extinct species of large lizard (skink) that was endemic to some of the Barlavento Islands of Cape Verde before disappearing in the 20th century.