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Lined Fire-Tailed Skink

Morethia ruficauda

Photo by RachaelB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Dorsal colour is black with white/cream dorsolateral stripes converging at the tip of the snout. Tail and hindlimbs are reddish orange to bright red. Undersurface is white.

Species ID Suggestions

Fire-Tailed Skink

Morethia taeniopleura
sarahaw1981
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Comments (2)
ChimeTsetan
the juveniles of indian lygosoma punctata looks like this.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2011

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