Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Scincidae > Morethia

Morethia (Morethias)

Synonyms: Solvonemesis

Wikipedia Abstract

Morethia is a skink genus of the order Squamata, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, found in Australia. DietLined Firetail Skinks have a diet of most insects. They hide under rocks and wait for their prey.
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Species

Morethia adelaidensis
Morethia boulengeri (South-eastern Morethia Skink) (Attributes)
Morethia butleri (Woodland Morethia Skink) (Attributes)
Morethia lineoocellata (West Coast Morethia Skink, Western Pale-flecked Morethia) (Attributes)
Morethia obscura (Obscure Morethia) (Attributes)
Morethia ruficauda (Lined Firetail Skink) (Attributes)
Morethia storri (Top End Firetail Skink) (Attributes)
Morethia taeniopleura (North-eastern Firetail Skink, Fire-Tailed Skink) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0