Ilhéu Raso
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| Population: | Uninhabited |
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| Type: | Stratovolcano |
Raso is an islet of 7 square kilometers in the Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde. Raso is flanked by the smaller Branco islet on the west and by São Nicolau island on its eastern side.
It is uninhabited and is now the only home of the Raso Lark. The Brown Booby and Red-billed Tropicbird visit the island to breed.
It is besides one of only two islands where the Cape Verde Giant Skink was observed to reside, a species which may now be extinct. The Cape Verde Giant Gecko, Tarentola gigas and a Skink, Mabuya stangeri still occur on the island.
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