Morethia ruficauda
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Morethia ruficauda, the lined firetail skink, is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Cape Range on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink in Cape Range on a given day, against under 5% in March and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Cape Range's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against almost none in October.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lined Firetail Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lined Firetail Skink sightings, Cape Range ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lined Firetail Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cape Range (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
