Lined Firetail Skink (Morethia ruficauda)

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Morethia ruficauda, the lined firetail skink, is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia in Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lined Firetail Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Morethia taeniopleura
Lipinia microcerca
Ophisops leschenaultii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Morethia
Species: Morethia ruficauda

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