Morethia

Morethia
Morethia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Morethia
Species

8 sp., see text

Morethia is a skink genus of the order Squamata, commonly called Morethia skinks or Firetail skinks, found in Australia.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • Morethia adelaidensis (Peters, 1874) – Saltbush Morethia Skink
  • Morethia boulengeri (Ogilby, 1890) – Boulenger's Skink, South-eastern Morethia Skink
  • Morethia butleri (Storr, 1963) – Woodland Morethia Skink
  • Morethia lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – West Coast Morethia Skink, Western Pale-flecked Morethia
  • Morethia obscura (Storr, 1972) – Shrubland Morethia Skink
  • Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895) – Lined Firetail Skink
  • Morethia storri (Greer, 1980) – Top End Firetail Skink
  • Morethia taeniopleura (Peters, 1874) – North-eastern Firetail Skink, Fire-tailed Skink

References

  1. ^ Morethia, The Reptile Database
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