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 <small>(W. Peters, 1874)</small> â saltbush Morethia skink
- Morethia boulengeri <small>(Ogilby, 1890)</small> â Boulenger's skink, south-eastern Morethia skink
- Morethia butleri <small>(Storr, 1963)</small> â woodland Morethia skink
- Morethia lineoocellata <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)</small> â west coast Morethia skink, western pale-flecked Morethia
- Morethia obscura <small>Storr, 1972</small> â shrubland Morethia skink
- Morethia ruficauda <small>(Lucas & C. Frost, 1895)</small> â lined firetail skink
- Morethia storri <small>, 1980</small> â top end firetail skink
- Morethia taeniopleura <small>(W. Peters, 1874)</small> â 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).