Lined Firetail Skink
Lined Firetail Skink

Lined Firetail Skink

Morethia ruficauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
6 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
August 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Bauxite Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia amax

50–60% · Likely
Brown-backed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Brown-backed Ctenotus

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ctenotus coggeri

30–40% · Possible
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia munda

Insufficient data
Plain Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Plain Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus inornatus

Insufficient data
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
LC Endemic

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notoscincus ornatus

Insufficient data
Northern Bar-lipped Skink
LC Endemic

Northern Bar-lipped Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eremiascincus isolepis

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC Endemic

Northern Mulch Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
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
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 Nitmiluk National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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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