Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,206
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black rock skink”.