Species Morethia taeniopleura Peters, 1874
Fire-tailed Skink
- Ablepharus (Morethia) taeniopleura Peters, W. 1874. Über einige neue Reptilien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 368-377 [1875 on title page] [375].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 8051, Port Clinton (as Port Bowen), QLD.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open scrub, oviparous, saxicoline, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Greer, A.E. 1980. A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 33: 89-122 (taxonomy)
Smyth, M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16: 1-14 (taxonomy)
Storr, G.M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 55: 73-79 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [35] (Fire-tailed Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |