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Morethia
''Morethia'' is a skink genus of the order Squamata, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, found in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically by specific name. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Morethia adelaidensis'' ( W. Peters, 1874) – saltbush Morethia skink *'''' ( Ogilby, 1890) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Boulengeri
''Morethia boulengeri'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia and Indonesia. Common names and etymology Common names for ''Morethia boulengeri'' include south-eastern Morethia skink, Boulenger's snake-eyed skink,Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Morethia boulengeri'', p. 33). Boulenger's Morethia, and Boulenger's skink. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''boulengeri'', as well as three of the common names for this skink, are in honour of George Albert Boulenger, a Belgium, Belgian-born British people, British Herpetology, herpetologist who described a wide range of reptile, amphibian, and fish species new to science. Description The markings and colouration of ''M. boulengeri'' can vary significantly between individuals. In general, it is grey or brown in colour w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia
''Morethia'' is a skink genus of the order Squamata, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, found in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically by specific name. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Morethia adelaidensis'' ( W. Peters, 1874) – saltbush Morethia skink *'''' ( Ogilby, 1890) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltbush Morethia Skink
The saltbush Morethia skink (''Morethia adelaidensis''), or more commonly referred to as saltbush skink, is a species of skink found in Australia. They are part of an 8 species genus of Morethia, which are all endemic to Australia. Akin to other members of the Morethia genus, saltbush skinks feature transparent disks as eye covers and eyelids which are stationary, along with specialised limbs which enable quick traversal of sand dunes. Taxonomically, the species was first classified by German explorer Wilhelm Karl Hartwig in 1871. Distribution Recorded habitat range spans from Lake Eyre Basin, extending into coastal regions of Nullarbour, arid regions of Western Australia and the northern corner border of NSW, Australia. Saltbush Morethia skinks have a preference for arid shrublands, which make up their primary habitat zones. In reference to the species name, Its spatial distribution is primarily linked to the presence of Saltbush chenopod shrubs in these habitat zones. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Adelaidensis
The saltbush Morethia skink (''Morethia adelaidensis''), or more commonly referred to as saltbush skink, is a species of skink found in Australia. They are part of an 8 species genus of Morethia, which are all endemic to Australia. Akin to other members of the Morethia genus, saltbush skinks feature transparent disks as eye covers and eyelids which are stationary, along with specialised limbs which enable quick traversal of sand dunes. Taxonomically, the species was first classified by German explorer Wilhelm Karl Hartwig in 1871. Distribution Recorded habitat range spans from Lake Eyre Basin, extending into coastal regions of Nullarbour, arid regions of Western Australia and the northern corner border of NSW, Australia. Saltbush Morethia skinks have a preference for arid shrublands, which make up their primary habitat zones. In reference to the species name, Its spatial distribution is primarily linked to the presence of Saltbush chenopod shrubs in these habitat zones. Thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Obscura
The shrubland Morethia skink (''Morethia obscura'') is a species of skink endemic to Australia, of the family Scincidae, found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria (Australia), Western Australia in Australia. History of nomenclature Prior to 1845, this species of skink had been generally recognised as species ''M. lineoocellatus.'' In 1845, J.E Gray an eminent British zoologist, distinguished the shrubland Morethia skink from the ''M. lineoocellatus'' as it had supranasal scales and renamed it ''M. anomalus''. G.M. Storr described the more commonly known shrubland morethia skink as ''Morethia obscura'' in 1972. In 1972, Storr carried out a study and made observations based on research conducted by M. Smyth in the same year. This separated the new species ''M. obscura'' from ''M. lineoocellata'' using the condition of the supraciliary scales described by Smyth and the presence of supranasal scales as the major diagnostic. Description Skinks are small reptiles th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Butleri
''Morethia butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's Morethia and the woodland Morethia skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''butleri'' is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Morethia butleri'', p. 44). Geographic range ''M. butleri'' is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ... of ''M. butleri'' is shrubland. Reproduction ''M. butleri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Storri
''Morethia storri'', also known Common name, commonly as the top end firetail skink or Storr's morethia, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''storri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Morethia storri'', p. 256). Geographic range ''M. storri'' is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''M. storri'' are grassland, shrubland, and forest. Reproduction ''M. storri'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Harold Cogger, Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . *:fr:Allen Eddy Greer, Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Lineoocellata
The West Coast Morethia skink or western pale-flecked Morethia (''Morethia lineoocellata'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References Morethia Reptiles described in 1839 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Taeniopleura
The northeastern firetail skink (''Morethia taeniopleura'') is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ... found in Queensland in Australia. References Morethia Reptiles described in 1874 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Ruficauda
The lined firetail skink (''Morethia ruficauda'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Morethia Reptiles described in 1895 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas Taxa named by Charles Frost (naturalist) {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Milton Storr
Dr. Glen Milton Storr (22 December 1921 – 26 June 1990) was an Australian ornithologist and Herpetology, herpetologist. He joined the Western Australian Museum in 1962 and became Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology in 1965. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and served as Secretary of the Birds Australia Western Australia, Western Australian Branch of the RAOU in 1954. Storr produced his postgraduate research on kangaroos. His tenure as curator at the WA museum ended in 1986. Career Storr was born in Adelaide in 1921, and had become a cadet land surveyor with the South Australian Lands Department in 1939. World War II interrupted his training when he joined the Australian Infantry in 1942, serving with the Second Ninth Field Regiment in New Guinea and Queensland (1943-1945) Following the war, he became a licensed surveyor in South Australia in 1947. Legacy Storr was one of the most prolific Taxonomy (biology), alpha-taxonomists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
