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> – saltbush Morethia skink
  • Morethia boulengeri <small>(Ogilby, 1890)</small> – Boulenger's skink, south-eastern Morethia skink
  • Morethia butleri <small>(Storr, 1963)</small> – woodland Morethia skink
  • Morethia lineoocellata <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)</small> – west coast Morethia skink, western pale-flecked Morethia
  • Morethia obscura <small>Storr, 1972</small> – shrubland Morethia skink
  • Morethia ruficauda <small>(Lucas & C. Frost, 1895)</small> – lined firetail skink
  • Morethia storri <small>Greer, 1980</small> – top end firetail skink
  • Morethia taeniopleura <small>(W. Peters, 1874)</small> – 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.&nbsp;65).