Lined Firetail Skink
Lined Firetail Skink

Lined Firetail Skink

Morethia ruficauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
11 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

West Coast Morethia Skink
LC Endemic

West Coast Morethia Skink

Reptile

Morethia lineoocellata

Insufficient data
Plain Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Plain Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus inornatus

10–20% · With luck
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia munda

10–20% · With luck
Centralian Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Centralian Bluetongue

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Tiliqua multifasciata

5–10% · With luck
Leopard Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Leopard Ctenotus

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Ctenotus pantherinus

Insufficient data
Callose-palmed Shining-skink
LC Endemic

Callose-palmed Shining-skink

Reptile

Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus

Insufficient data
Northwestern Sandslider
LC Endemic

Northwestern Sandslider

Reptile

Lerista bipes

Insufficient data
Samphire Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Samphire Slender Bluetongue

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cyclodomorphus melanops

Insufficient data
Northern Bar-lipped Skink
LC Endemic

Northern Bar-lipped Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eremiascincus isolepis

Insufficient data
Western Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Western Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua occipitalis

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC Endemic

Western Narrow-banded Sand-swimmer

Reptile

Eremiascincus pallidus

Insufficient data
Shingleback

Shingleback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua rugosa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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
30–40%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lined Firetail Skink in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lined Firetail Skink in Ningaloo Marine Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Lined Firetail Skink in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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