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.Duméril & Bibron, 1839 : Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5, Roret/Fain andThunot, Paris, 871 pages Until around 2010, it was treated as a subspecies of Chioninia fogoensis.
References
Further reading Schleich, Herpetofauna caboverdiana (Cape Verdean Herpetofauna). Spixiana Supplement (1987), vol. 12, p. 1-75