Morethia storri

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Morethia storri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Morethia
Species:
M. storri
Binomial name
Morethia storri
Greer, 1981

Morethia storri, also known commonly as the top end firetail skink or Storr's morethia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, storri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr. [2]

Geographic range

M. storri is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. storri are grassland, shrubland, and forest. [1]

Reproduction

M. storri is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shea, G. (2017). "Morethia storri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109480432A109480438. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480432A109480438.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Morethia storri, p. 256).
  3. 1 2 Morethia storri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

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