Hadogenes soutpansbergensis
| Hadogenes soutpansbergensis | |
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| Adult female in the Soutpansberg, South Africa | |
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| Species: | H. soutpansbergensis
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| Hadogenes soutpansbergensis Prendini, 2006
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Hadogenes soutpansbergensis is a scorpion species endemic to South Africa in the bicolor group of the genus Hadogenes.[1] It is named after the Soutpansberg mountain range where it was found.[2]
Taxonomic history
The species was formally described in 2006, although the species was known about beforehand; Prendini had collected a pair of adults in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ a b Prendini 2006, p. 2.
- ^ Prendini 2006, p. 24.
Works cited
- Prendini, Lorenzo (2006). "New South African Flat Rock Scorpions (Liochelidae, Hadogenes)". American Museum Novitates. 3502: 1–32. hdl:2246/5681.
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