Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895)

Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895)

The lined firetail skink, Morethia ruficauda, is a skink species found in three Australian regions.

Family
Genus
Morethia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895)

Morethia ruficauda, commonly called the lined firetail skink, is a species of skink. It is found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and South Australia, which are all states and territories within Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Morethia

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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