Morethia lineoocellata

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Morethia lineoocellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Morethia
Species:
M. lineoocellata
Binomial name
Morethia lineoocellata
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

The West Coast Morethia skink or western pale-flecked Morethia (Morethia lineoocellata) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Cowan, M.; How, R.; Teale, R. (2017). "Morethia lineoocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109480361A109480372. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480361A109480372.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Morethia lineoocellata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.