Morethia

Morethia, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, is a genus of skinks in the order Squamata that are found in Australia.

Species
Listed alphabetically by specific name.
 * Morethia adelaidensis (W. Peters, 1874) – saltbush Morethia skink
 * Morethia boulengeri (Ogilby, 1890) – Boulenger's skink, south-eastern Morethia skink
 * Morethia butleri (Storr, 1963) – woodland Morethia skink
 * Morethia lineoocellata (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – west coast Morethia skink, western pale-flecked Morethia
 * Morethia obscura Storr, 1972 – shrubland Morethia skink
 * Morethia ruficauda (Lucas & C. Frost, 1895) – lined firetail skink
 * Morethia storri Greer, 1980 – top end firetail skink
 * Morethia taeniopleura (W. Peters, 1874) – north-eastern firetail skink, fire-tailed skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Morethia.