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title: "Western Rock Skink"
description: "Trachylepis sulcata — Gady. The western rock skink (Trachylepis sulcata) is a species of skink found in Namibia,Nigeria, South Africa, West Africa and Angola."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-rock-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Rock Skink

> Trachylepis sulcata — Gady. The western rock skink  (Trachylepis sulcata) is a species of skink found in Namibia,Nigeria, South Africa, West Africa  and Angola.

- Scientific name: *Trachylepis sulcata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1647
- Wikidata: [Q5129543](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5129543)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37416](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37416)

## Names

- en: Western Rock Skink
- de: Westlicher Felsenskink
- es: Eslizón de Roca Occidental

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1081), NA (499), AO (4)

## Summary

The western rock skink  (Trachylepis sulcata) is a species of skink found in Namibia,Nigeria, South Africa, West Africa  and Angola.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60165493

## Machine access

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