Lychas ceylonensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Lychas |
Species: | L. ceylonensis
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Binomial name | |
Lychas ceylonensis Lourenço & Huber , 1999
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Lychas ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] The name is derived from the old name of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The species has similarities with Lychas srilankensis, but can be differentiated by physical differences and differing habitats: L. srilankensis coming from a humid regions, whereas L. ceylonensis comes from dry formations closer to the center of the island. [2]
Lychas ceylonensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Lychas |
Species: | L. ceylonensis
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Binomial name | |
Lychas ceylonensis Lourenço & Huber , 1999
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Lychas ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] The name is derived from the old name of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The species has similarities with Lychas srilankensis, but can be differentiated by physical differences and differing habitats: L. srilankensis coming from a humid regions, whereas L. ceylonensis comes from dry formations closer to the center of the island. [2]