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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Ningaloo Marine Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 29 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–June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–March, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lined Firetail Skink sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%), Cape Range (Australia, about 30%) and Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lined Firetail Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ningaloo Marine Park (7 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.
