Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Slight skink (Oligosoma levidensum), recorded as Endangered
Slight skink (Oligosoma levidensum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Slight skink

Oligosoma levidensum

The slight skink is a skink of the family Scincidae, endemic to the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Oligosoma levidensum
Recorded from
New Zealand
Taxonomy
Squamata · Scincidae · Oligosoma

The skink

Slight skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Oligosoma levidensum.

Range and habitat

The slight skink is a skink of the family Scincidae, endemic to the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

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

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the slight skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

Slight skink is 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 Slight skink, Wikidata item Q3350579. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Barrier skink (Oligosoma judgei), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Barrier skink

Oligosoma judgei
Photograph of Oligosoma albornense (Oligosoma albornense), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Oligosoma albornense

Oligosoma albornense
Photograph of Oligosoma awakopaka (Oligosoma awakopaka), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Oligosoma awakopaka

Oligosoma awakopaka
Photograph of Burgan skink (Oligosoma burganae), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Burgan skink

Oligosoma burganae

Quick answers

What is Slight skink?
The slight skink is a skink of the family Scincidae, endemic to the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.
What is the conservation status of Slight skink?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Oligosoma levidensum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Slight skink live?
The slight skink is a skink of the family Scincidae, endemic to the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.
Why is Slight skink in crisis?
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the slight skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Oligosoma levidensum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Slight skink a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.