The lined firetail skink (''Morethia ruficauda'') 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 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 ...
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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)
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