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title: "Black Rock Skink"
description: "Egernia saxatilis — Gady. The black rock skink (Egernia saxatilis) is a species of large skink native to Eastern and Southern Australia from central New South Wales to Grampians National Park in Victoria."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/black-rock-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Rock Skink

> Egernia saxatilis — Gady. The black rock skink (Egernia saxatilis) is a species of large skink native to Eastern and Southern Australia from central New South Wales to Grampians National Park in Victoria.

- Scientific name: *Egernia saxatilis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1565
- Wikidata: [Q3049152](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3049152)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38603](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38603)

## Names

- en: Black Rock Skink
- de: Felsenstachelskink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1517)

## Summary

The black rock skink (Egernia saxatilis) is a species of large skink native to Eastern and Southern Australia from central New South Wales to Grampians National Park in Victoria. A large, dark colored skink, up to 135 mm from snout to base of the tail, the black rock skink is the first reptile discovered to have a "nuclear family" structure where the parents form a pair and care for their offspring for more than one year. The black rock skink is a viviparous skink meaning females give birth to live offspring instead of laying eggs. They defend their home range and families against conspecifics for up to several years.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rock_skink

## Photo

![Black Rock Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-rock-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Melissa Doherty · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316395015

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-rock-skink?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).