Morethia
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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| image = Saltbush Skink (Morethia adelaidensis) (9391150782).jpg
| image_caption = Morethia adelaidensis (saltbush Morethia skink)
| taxon = Morethia
| authority = Gray, 1845
| subdivision = 8 species, see text
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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.[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?taxon=&genus=Morethia&submit=Search Morethia]. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 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.
References
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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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Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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