Morethia ruficauda
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In 3 days ~60% 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 Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 13 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August–September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Firetail Skink in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Nitmiluk National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 270 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lined Firetail Skink sightings, Nitmiluk National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Cape Range (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Lined Firetail Skink that you can see in Nitmiluk National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Bauxite Rainbow Skink (about 60%) and Brown-backed Ctenotus (about 40%), 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 Nitmiluk National Park (6 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.
