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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Infraorder
  
Scincomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Sauria

Family
  
Scincidae

Rank
  
Genus

Morethia wwwarodcomauarodpicturessquamatascincidaem

Similar
  
Morethia boulengeri, Menetia, Ctenotus, Cryptoblepharus, Earless skink

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

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Species

Listed alphabetically by specific name.

  • Morethia adelaidensis (W. 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 (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – west coast Morethia skink, western pale-flecked Morethia
  • Morethia obscura Storr, 1972 – shrubland Morethia skink
  • Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & C. Frost, 1895) – lined firetail skink
  • Morethia storri Greer, 1980 – top end firetail skink
  • Morethia taeniopleura (W. Peters, 1874) – north-eastern firetail skink, fire-tailed skink

    • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Morethia.

    Etymology

    The specific names, butleri and storri, are in honor of two Australians: naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler, and herpetologist Glen Milton Storr, respectively.

    References

    Morethia Wikipedia
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