| Parabuthus liosoma | |
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| Parabuthus liosoma from Yemen | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Parabuthus |
| Species: | P. liosoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)
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| Synonyms | |
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Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. [1]
Description
Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments. [2] [3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa ( Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula ( Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah. [2] [3]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b The scorpion files
- ^ a b Exotic Fauna Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
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| Parabuthus liosoma | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Parabuthus liosoma from Yemen | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Parabuthus |
| Species: | P. liosoma
|
| Binomial name | |
| Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)
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| Synonyms | |
| |
Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. [1]
Description
Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments. [2] [3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa ( Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula ( Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah. [2] [3]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b The scorpion files
- ^ a b Exotic Fauna Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
|
| This scorpion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |