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.<ref>Morethia. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

• 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.

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).

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