Vaillant's mabuya

Chioninia vaillantii
Vaillant's skink in the Prague Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chioninia
Species:
C. vaillantii
Binomial name
Chioninia vaillantii
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Mabuia vaillantii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuya vaillantii
    Greer, 1976
  • Chioninia vaillantii
    Mausfeld et al., 2002

Chioninia vaillantii, also known commonly as Vaillant's mabuya or Vaillant's skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. There are two recognized subspecies.