Morethia
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| Morethia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Morethia |
| Species | |
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8 sp., see text |
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Morethia is a skink genus of the order Squamata, commonly called Morethia skinks or Firetail skinks, found in Australia.
[edit] 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
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