''Morethia'' is a

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of the order

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, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, found in

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specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

.''Morethia''
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Morethia adelaidensis'' ( W. Peters, 1874) – saltbush Morethia skink *''

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 Mor ...

'' ( Ogilby, 1890) – Boulenger's skink, south-eastern Morethia skink *''

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 Au ...

'' ( Storr, 1963) – woodland Morethia skink *''

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 percen ...

'' ( A.M.C. Duméril &

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, 1839) – west coast Morethia skink, western pale-flecked Morethia *''

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 ...

'' Storr, 1972 – shrubland Morethia skink *'' Morethia ruficauda'' (

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& C. Frost, 1895) – lined firetail skink *''

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 na ...

'' Greer, 1980 – top end firetail skink *'' Morethia taeniopleura'' (W. Peters, 1874) – north-eastern firetail skink, fire-tailed skink ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Morethia''.

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