Morethia ruficauda
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 54 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 350 mm in January.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lined Firetail Skink sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%), Cape Range (Australia, about 30%) and Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Lined Firetail Skink that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Bauxite Rainbow Skink (about 60%), Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus (about 20%) and Common Bluetongue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lined Firetail Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (10 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.
