7 species, see text Chioninia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae.

For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya.

The genus Chioninia contains the Cape Verde mabuyas.

[3] Species in the genus Chioninia are mid-sized to largish lizards with cylindrical bodies, tails of medium length, and well-developed arms and legs; the hands and feet have 5 toes each.

Their palatine bones are in contact with the median; the deep sphenopalatine notch separates the (toothed or toothless) pterygoids and extends forwards to between the centre of the eyes.