Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Emoia slevini (Emoia slevini), recorded as Critically Endangered
Emoia slevini (Emoia slevini). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Emoia slevini

Emoia slevini

Emoia slevini is a skink in the family Scincidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Emoia slevini
Taxonomy
Squamata · Scincidae · Emoia

Appearance

Adults have a snout-to-vent length of 5.8–8.5 cm (2.3–3.3 in). Emoia slevini, also known commonly as the Mariana skink, Slevin's brown skink, Slevin's emo skink, and Slevin's skink, is a lizard in the family Scincidae.

Range and habitat

E. Slevini usually lives in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft). The species is endemic to the Mariana Islands.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Most skinks forage in leaf litter or under cover. Burrowing species slip through sand or soil more than they climb.

In crisis

Emoia slevini is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Emoia slevini, Wikidata item Q3053145. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Emoia slevini?
Emoia slevini is a skink in the family Scincidae.
What is the conservation status of Emoia slevini?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Emoia slevini. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Emoia slevini live?
E. Slevini usually lives in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft).
Why is Emoia slevini in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Emoia slevini?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Emoia slevini a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.