Lined Firetail Skink

Lined Firetail Skink

Morethia ruficauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%

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.

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