| Morethia storri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
Etymology
The specific name, storri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr.
Geographic range
M. storri is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. storri are grassland, shrubland, and forest.
Reproduction
M. storri is oviparous.
References
- ^ 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.
- 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).
- ^ Morethia storri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Greer AE (1981). "A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus". Records of the Australian Museum 33 (2): 89–122. (Morethia storri, new species).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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