Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Morethia

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Australian Striped Snake-eyed Skinks, Flecked Skinks
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Gestreifte Brillenskinke
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Stribede Brilleskinker
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1845 |  |
Morethia Gray (type species: Morethia anomalus Gray 1845) |
1984 |  |
Solvonemesis Wells & Wellington (type species: Ablepharus taeniopleura Peters 1874; syn. Cogger 1996) |
Contents:
8 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Ablepharus (e.g., Storr 1963; Worrell 1963) or
Cryptoblepharus (e.g., Mittleman 1952). Revalidated by Fuhn (1969).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Morethia adelaidensis

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Adelaide Snake-eyed Skink, Saltbush Flecked Morethia, Saltbush Morethia Skink, Chenopod Morethia
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Adelaide-Brillenskink
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Adelaide-brilleskink
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1874 |  |
Ablepharus anomalus adelaidensis Peters |
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Cryptoblepharus adelaidensis Mittleman 1952 |
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Morethia adelaidensis Greer 1972 |

Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Morethia boulengeri

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Southeastern Snake-eyed Skink, (Boulenger's Morethia, Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink)
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Südaustralischer Brillenskink
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Sydøstaustralsk Brilleskink
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1890 |  |
Ablepharus boulengeri Ogilby |
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Morethia boulengeri Greer 1972 |
1985 |  |
Morethia petros Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Morethia boulengeri
© Rune Midtgaard
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Morethia butleri

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Woodland Dark-flecked Skink, Woodland Morethia Skink, (Butler's Snake-eyed Skink)
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Dunkelgefleckter Brillenskink
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Mørkplettet Brilleskink
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1963 |  |
Ablepharus butleri Storr |
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Morethia butleri Fuhn 1969 |

Distribution:
Australia
(South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Morethia lineoocellata

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Western Pale-flecked Skink, West Coast Pale-flecked Morethia, West Coast Morethia Skink
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Westlicher Hellgefleckter Brillenskink
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Vestlig Lysplettet Brilleskink
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1839 |  |
Ablepharus lineoocellatus Dumeril & Bibron |
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Cryptoblepharus lineo-ocellata Mittleman 1952 |
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Morethia lineo-ocellata Fuhn 1969 |
1845 |  |
Morethia anomalus Gray [part] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Morethia lineoocellata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Morethia obscura

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Southern Pale-flecked Skink, Mallee Snake-eyed Skink, Scrubland Morethia Skink, Scrubland Pale-flecked Morethia, Dull Morethia
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Südlicher Hellgefleckter Brillenskink
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Sydlig Lysplettet Brilleskink
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1972 |  |
Morethia obscura Storr |
1845 |  |
Morethia anomalus Gray [part] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |

Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Morethia ruficauda

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Lined Fire-tailed Skink, (Red-tailed Snake-eyed Skink)
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Gestreifter Feuershwanzskink
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Stribet Ildhaleskink
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1895 |  |
Ablepharus lineoocellatus ruficaudus Lucas & Frost |
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Cryptoblepharus ruficaudus Mittleman 1952 |
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Morethia taeniopleura ruficauda Storr 1972 |
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Morethia ruficauda Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Solvonemesis ruficauda Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1972 |  |
Morethia taeniopleura exquisita Storr (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Solvonemesis exquisitus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1985 |  |
Solvonemesis eyremaeus Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Morethia storri

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Top End Fire-tailed Skink, (Storr's Snake-eyed Skink)
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Top-End-Feuershwanzskink
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Top End-ildhaleskink
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1980 |  |
Morethia storri Greer |
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Solvonemesis storri Wells & Wellington 1984 |

Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Morethia taeniopleura

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Northeastern Fire-tailed Skink
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Nordöstlicher Feuerschwanzskink
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Nordøstlig Ildhaleskink
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1874 |  |
Ablepharus taeniopleura Peters |
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Cryptoblepharus taeniopleurus Mittleman 1952 |
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Morethia taeniopleura Fuhn 1969 |
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Solvonemesis taeniopleura Wells & Wellington 1984 |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island]).
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