Natural History

Cape Verde giant skink

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.

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See also

• ▸DeKay's brown snake
• ▸Carya glabra
• ▸Clipperton Island

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