Lined Firetail Skink
Morethia ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusMorethia (Morethia Skinks)
- SpeciesMorethia ruficauda (Lined Firetail Skink)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
Bauxite Rainbow Skink
Carlia amax
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii
Slender Rainbow Skink
Carlia gracilis
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
Notoscincus ornatus
Red-sided Rainbow Skink
Carlia rufilatus
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia munda
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink
Eremiascincus douglasi
Northern Bar-lipped Skink
Eremiascincus isolepis
Northern Mulch Skink
Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lined Firetail Skink in Litchfield National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lined Firetail Skink in Litchfield National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lined Firetail Skink in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.