Lined Firetail Skink
Morethia ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusMorethia (Morethia Skinks)
- SpeciesMorethia ruficauda (Lined Firetail Skink)
Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park
Bauxite Rainbow Skink
Carlia amax
Brown-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus coggeri
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia munda
Plain Ctenotus
Ctenotus inornatus
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
Notoscincus ornatus
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 Nitmiluk National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lined Firetail Skink in Nitmiluk National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Lined Firetail Skink in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.