Morethia ruficauda (LUCAS & FROST, 1895)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Morethia ruficauda ruficauda (LUCAS & FROST 1895) Morethia ruficauda exquisita STORR 1972
Common Names	E: Lined Firetail Skink
Synonym	Ablepharus lineoocellatus ruficaudus LUCAS & FROST 1895: 269 Morethia taeniopleura exquisita STORR 1972 Morethia ruficauda — COGGER 1983: 181 Morethia ruficauda — COGGER 2000: 548 Morethia ruficauda — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Morethia ruficauda exquisita STORR 1972 Morethia ruficauda exquisita — STORR et al. 1999
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia) ruficauda: C/N/NW Australia; Type locality: Goyder River or Bagot's Lagoon, Central Australia, N. T. (by lectotype designation). exquisita: mid-western Western Australia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: NMV D11757, designated by Coventry (1970). Holotype: WAM R37709, from Tambrey, 21° 37’ S, 117'3 6’ E, W. A. [exquisita]
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy after GREER 1980.
Etymology	Named after Latin “rufus” = red and “cauda” = tail.
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Coventry, A. J. 1970. Reptile and amphibian type specimens housed in the National Museum of Victoria. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 31: 115-124. - get paper here Dittmer, D. E., Chapman, T. L. & Bidwell, J. R. 2020. In the shadow of an iconic inselberg: Uluru’s shadow influences climates and reptile assemblage structure at its base. J. Arid Environ. 181, 104179 (2020) - get paper here Greer A E 1981. A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus. Rec. Austral. Mus. 33 (2): 89-122 [1980] - get paper here Lucas, A. H. S., and C. Frost. 1895. Preliminary notice of certain new species of lizards from central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 7: 264-269 - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 55: 73-79 [1973] Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Morethia/ruficauda Google images

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