Biology:Morethia

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Morethia
Saltbush Skink (Morethia adelaidensis) (9391150782).jpg
Morethia adelaidensis (saltbush Morethia skink)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Morethia
Gray, 1845
Species

8 species, see text

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.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Morethia.

References

  1. Morethia. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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).

Wikidata ☰ Q525476 entry