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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Western Rock Skink 
SynonymEuprepes olivaceus PETERS 1862: 21 (pre-occupied)
Euprepes sulcatus PETERS 1867: 20 (replacement name for E. olivaceus)
Mabuia sulcata — WERNER 1910: 345
Trachylepis sulcata nigra (WERNER 1915)
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii — MERTENS 1938: 438 [part]
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii —HELLMICH 1957b: 55
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii —BRANCH 1998: 157
Mabuya sulcata ansorgei — LAURENt 1964: 74
Mabuya sulcata — GREER et al. 2000
Mabuya sulcata — KABISCH 2000
Euprepis sulcatus — MAUSFELD et al. 2002
Mabuya sulcata — BAUER & BRANCH 2003
Trachylepis sulcata — BAUER 2003
Mabuya sulcata — COOPER 2005
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata — BATES et al. 2014: 267
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata — BUTLER et al. 2019
Trachylepis sulcata — CERIACO et al. 2024: 106 
DistributionNamibia, Republic of South Africa (Karroid areas of the Cape and adjacent OFS), SW Angola

Type locality: Neu-Barmen [= Otjimbingue, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia], by implication [Euprepes olivaceus].

ansorgi: Angola; Terra typica: Caeonda, Benguella, Angola.

nigra: Lüderitz Bay, SC Namibia.  
Reproductionapparently both oviparous and viviparous reproduction (Shine 1985) 
TypesSyntypes: ZMB 4209 (n = 3), 4210 (n = 3), Neu Barmen (=Gross Barmen, Namibia), collected C.H. Hahn; MNHN 1470 (1867.133, 2792a) (see Brygoo, 1985).
Syntypes: ZMB 4209, 4210, MNHN 1470 ? (fide BRYGOO 1985) [Euprepes olivaceus] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 110 
CommentSynonymy: Euprepes olivaceus Peters, 1862: 21 is preoccupied by Euprepes olivaceus Gray, 1839.

Subspecies: Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii (BOULENGER 1907) has been elevated to full species status by BAUER et al. 2023.

Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 110 (Fig. 91).

Phylogenetics: Mito-nuclear discordance was observed by Butler et al. 2024 with respect to the geographic boundary between T. ansorgii and T. sulcata. However, both species are supported by molecular data. 
References
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