• Source: Morethia

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




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.




References






Further reading


Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Morethia, new genus, p. 65).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mengkarung
• Morethia
• Morethia adelaidensis
• Morethia butleri
• Morethia obscura
• Morethia boulengeri
• Morethia lineoocellata
• Morethia storri
• Morethia ruficauda
• Morethia taeniopleura
• List of reptiles of Western Australia