You are here » home › search results › Morethia taeniopleura

Morethia taeniopleura (PETERS, 1874)

iNaturalist logo

Can you confirm these amateur observations of Morethia taeniopleura?

Add your own observation of
Morethia taeniopleura »

Find more photos by Google images search: Google images

Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: North-eastern Firetail Skink, Fire-Tailed Skink 
SynonymAblepharus (Morethia) taeniopleurus PETERS 1874: 375
Ablepharus taeniopleurus — GLAUERT 1960: 117
Morethia taeniopleura — GREER 1974: 21
Morethia taeniopleura — COGGER 2000: 550
Morethia taeniopleura — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: “Port Bowen (N.O. Australien)” [= Port Clinton, Queensland]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMB 8051 (Tiedemann et al. 1994 incorrectly listed NMW 18425 as holotype, fide Bauer et al., 2003) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1369 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Greek tainia (ribbon) plus pleura (side), and a reference to the prominent lateral stripes. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
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
  • Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 3. The genus Ablepharus. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 115-122 - 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
  • Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here
  • Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1874. Über einige neue Reptilien (Lacerta, Eremias, Diploglossus, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Sepsina, Ablepharus, Simotes, Onychocephalus). Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1874 (Juni): 368-377 - get paper here
  • Tiedemann,F.; Häupl,M. & Grillitsch,H. 1994. Katalog der Typen der herpetologischen Sammlung nach dem Stand vom 1. Jänner 1994. Teil II: Reptilia. Kat. wiss. Samml. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 10 (Vertebrata 4): 1-110
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
External links  
Is it interesting? Share with others:

As link to this species use URL address:

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Morethia&species=taeniopleura

without field 'search_param'. Field 'search_param' is used for browsing search result.



Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator