Morethia ruficauda

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & Frost, 1895)

Lectotype: NMV D11757 (old no. 57871), collected by Horn Expedition Collection in May-August 1894.
Type locality: “either Goyder River or Bagot's Lagoon”, Northern Territory, Australia.

Ablepharus lineoocellatus var. ruficaudus Lucas & Frost, 1895: 269 [original combination]
Cryptoblepharus ruficaudus — Mittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
Morethia taeniopleura ruficauda — Storr, 1972 [subsequent combination]
Morethia ruficauda — Cogger, Cameron & Cogger, 1983 [subsequent combination]

Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1895. Preliminary Notice of certain New Species of Lizards from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 7: 264–269. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Morethia ruficauda. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Morethia ruficauda (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109480398A109480423. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480398A109480423.en. Accessed on 30 July 2022.

English: Lined Firetail Skink

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